,,iii  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #eia  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,april #g1 #bjbb,mr4  
,blum5?al submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !       
,judici>y  ,,resolution  ,express+      
support = ! designation ( ,april #aj1   
#bjbb1 z ,v5ture ,smi? ,fre$om ,day4    
,:]eas1 9 ab\t #agbi1 ,v5ture ,smi? 0   
born free 9 ,we/ ,africa &1 9 #agci1 0  
seiz$ f 8 home & enslav$ 9 ,new ,engl&2 
,:]eas #beg ye>s ago1 9 ! ye> #agfe1    
,v5ture ,smi?1 at ! age ( #cf1 pur*as$ 8
 fre$om2 ,:]eas ,v5ture ,smi? w5t on to 
free 8 family f ! bondage ( slav]y2     
,:]eas ,v5ture ,smi? became a successful
 l&[n]1 bus9essman1 & au?or 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates1 g5]ations be=e ,black ,am]icans 
began to obta9 con/itutional1 legal1    
social1 & economic rights2 ,:]eas1 9    
,novemb] #agih1 ,v5ture ,smi? 0 ! fir/  
,african ,am]ican to write & publi% 8   
own autobiography2 ,:]eas ,v5ture ,smi? 
0 ! fir/ p]son to write & publi% !      
phrase1 ,my fre$om is a privilege :i*   

no?+ else c equal2 ,:]eas ,v5ture ,smi? 
di$ a free man on ,septemb] #ai1 #ahje1 
9 ,connecticut2 & ,:]eas ,april #aj w\ld
 be an appropriate date to designate z  
,v5ture ,smi? ,fre$om ,day3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x ,t ! ,s5ate supports ! designation 
( ,v5ture ,smi? ,fre$om ,day on ,april  
#aj1 :i* w\ld recognize ! #beg?         
anniv]s>y ( ,v5ture ,smi? pur*as+ 8     
fre$om & go+ on to become a l&[n]1      
bus9essman1 & au?or 9 ,connecticut4