Message-ID: <31499820.1075842023166.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 08:15:21 -0800 (PST) From: listserv@mercury.questia.com To: john_zufferli@enron.com Subject: Paper Topic: National Freedom Day - End of Slavery; Freedom Commemoration Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: Questia-Your Online Library @ENRON X-To: john_zufferli@enron.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \ExMerge - Zufferli, John\Deleted Items X-Origin: ZUFFERLI-J X-FileName: john zufferli 6-26-02.PST [IMAGE] If you would like to be removed from our email list, please click o= r go to: http://www.questia.com/remove and provide your email address. = Paper Topic: National Freedom Day - End of Slavery; Freedom Commemoratio= n What is one of the most obscure yet important holidays in the U.S.? = National Freedom Day, observed on February 1st, celebrates the end of slav= ery and commemorates freedom and was established by Harry S. Truman via pr= esidential proclamation. With the start of a new semester, and new paper = assignments, why not write about the history of the American antislavery mo= vement, the abolitionists, and the history behind Truman's proclamation? = Read our suggested books on these topics or do your own search in the eno= rmous Questia library. What is the history of the American antislave= ry movement? The Crusade against Slavery, 1830-1831 Written by Louis Fil= ler The Neglected Period of Anti-Slavery in America, 1808-1831 Written = by Alice Dana Adams Men and Brothers: Anglo-American Antislavery Cooperat= ion Written by Betty Fladeland Who were the abolitionists? Witness fo= r Freedom: African American Voices on Race, Slavery, and Emancipation Edi= ted by C. Peter Ripley, Roy E. Finkenbine, Michael F. Hembree, & Donald Yac= ovone The Antislavery Rank and File: A Social Profile of the Abolitionist= s' Constituency Written by Edward Magdol The Abolitionists: A Collectio= n of Their Writing Edited by Louis Ruchames Questia helps you make the= grade! Did you know that 8 out of 10 subscribers state they got a better g= rade on their paper with Questia? Or that 8 out of 10 subscribers state t= hey created a better or higher quality paper with Questia? Whether you ar= e a freshman or senior, get better grades on your papers, faster and easier= with Questia. Making the grade has never been as easy! Subscribe today = and start enjoying success, too. New semester, new home page! If you hav= en't been to the Questia site recently, come visit! With the new semester,= we have a new home page that's even easier to use. Check it out! Wish= ing you sucess, The Questia Team (c)2002 Questia Media America, Inc. Qu= estia and the Questia logo are service marks of Questia Media and its affil= iates. =09