,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #aajd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #aa1        
#bjbj,ms4 ,norton submitt$ ! foll[+     
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution     
,recogniz+ ! hi/oric abolitioni/ ev5ts  
surr\nd+ ! ,pe>l1 & honor+ its legacy 9 
,am]ican hi/ory4  ,:]eas1 on ,april #af1
 #ahdh1 #gg slaves attempt$ to flee !   
,di/rict ( ,columbia & ,alex&ria1       
,virg9ia1 on ! ,pe>l1 a s*oon] wait+ =  
!m 9 ! ,potomac ,riv]2 ,:]eas1 on ,april
 #ad1 #ahdh1 ?ree ,:ite m5 br\ght ! %ip 
to ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & ,daniel    
,drayton1 ! capta9 & own] ( ! ,pe>l1    
*>t]$ ! s*oon] = #ajj & arrang$ = !     
slaves' travel2 ,:]eas ! escape 0       
initiat$ by free ,blacks ,paul ,j5n+s1  
:o _h be5 a slave ( ,presid5t ,james    
,madison1 & ,paul ,edmonson2 ,:]eas     
,william ,*apl91 a ,:ite abolitioni/1   
assi/$ 9 connect+ ! slaves ) ,drayton2  
,:]eas abolitioni/ ,g]rit ,smi? ( ,new  
,york f9anc$ ! escape2 ,:]eas #gg       

slaves1 includ+ m51 wom51 & *ildr51     
sail$ on ! ,pe>l d[n ! ,potomac ,riv] & 
!n into ,*esapeake ,bay 9 pursuit (     
fre$om2 ,:]eas1 on ,april #ag1 #ahdh1   
num]\s slavehold]s 9 ! ,di/rict (       
,columbia1 realiz+ _! slaves _h         
disappe>$1 s5t a posse ( #ce m5 to seek 
! ,pe>l2 ,:]eas ! posse met ! ,pe>l ne> 
,po9t ,look\t1 ,m>yl&1 & took ! slaves &
 ! %ip back to ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia2  
,:]eas slav]y support]s =m$ a mob & la%$
 out at bo? ! ,:ite abolitioni/s involv$
 9 ! escape z well z free ,blacks 9 !   
,di/rict ( ,columbia 9 ! ,wa%+ton ,riot 
( #ahdh2 ,:]eas ! own]s ( ! escap$      
slaves sold ! escapees to slave trad]s  
:o took !m to ,new ,orleans1 ,l\isiana2 
,:]eas two ( ! escapees 7 pur*as$ & fre$
 9 an ef=t l$ by ,h5ry ,w>d ,bee*]'s    
,plym\? ,congregational ,*ur* (         
,brooklyn1 ,new ,york2 ,:]eas ,drayton &
 two ( ! o!r %ip work]s 7 arre/$ = help+
 9 ! escape & 7 repres5t$ 9 c\rt by     
,congressman ,horace ,mann2 ,:]eas two (
 ! m51 includ+ ,drayton1 aft] s]v+ f\r  

ye>s 9 prison1 7 releas$ aft] be+ grant$
 a p>don f ,presid5t ,mill>d ,fillmore1 
bas$ on a recomm5dation f ,s5ator ,*>les
 ,sumn]2 & ,:]eas ! escape is said to be
 ! s+le l>ge/ kn[n slave escape 9       
,am]ican hi/ory & to h inspir$ ,h>riet  
,bee*] ,/[e 9 h] writ+ ! novel ,uncle   
,tom's ,cab93 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives honors ! legacy 
( ^? fur!r+ fre$om involv$ 9 ! ,pe>l    
incid5t & recognizes _! importance to ! 
hi/ory ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia &       
?r\gh\t ! c\ntry4