Narrative of the life of Henry Box Brown
African American abolitionists
Slaves, united states
Fugitive slaves
Slavery, united states
Abolitionists
African americans, biography
Slavery
African Americans
Biography
History
"In 1849, Henry Brown escaped from slavery by shipping himself in a crate from Virginia to an antislavery office in Philadelphia. Twenty-seven hours and 350 miles later, Brown stepped out of his box to begin a new life. This is his memoir, originally published in 1851 in England, as fresh and compel…
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