Portsmouth remembers Ona Judge Staines

Mural installation celebrates a woman who escaped enslavement by George Washington

By: Suzanne Laurent, Dan Comly, Photographer

Outlets: 603 Diversity

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 939

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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While many were celebrating the ideals the country was founded on this summer, others were offering more context of the ways those ideals fell short of reality.

The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire drew an estimated crowd of 500 for the unveiling of a mural of Ona Judge Staines on the side of its Court Street headquarters.

On May 21, 1796, George Washington and his family sat down for dinner …

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