Henry “Box” Brown (c. 1815 – June 15, 1897) was a 19th-century Virginia slave who escaped to freedom at the age of 33 by arranging to have himself mailed in a wooden crate in 1849 to abolitionists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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For Those Before
A Black history blog highlighting the stories of enslaved peoples, their ancestors, their descendants, and stories from the African diaspora.
Dedicated to my grandparents who grew up in time where their images and stories were not widely celebrated or acknowledged.
For Harold, Etta, Tommie, & Ella
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