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ResistanceMarch 23, 1849

Henry "Box" Brown mails himself to freedom

Henry Brown is sealed in a crate and shipped from Richmond to Philadelphia, arriving alive after 27 hours — one of the most audacious escapes ever.

The Underground Railroad Slave Narratives

Key figures

Henry "Box" Brown · Self-liberator

Resources

Primary sources·1

Primary source· Primary

Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown (1851, full text)

Henry Box Brown

Brown's own account of his escape sealed inside a crate.