In 1849, Henry "Box" Brown was a slave who mailed himself in a wooden crate to freedom from Richmond, Virginia to the Anti Slavery Office in Philadelphia. The delivery took 26 hours and he later became a public speaker and slave abolitionist.
Just imagine the pain you'd be in during that trip having to be in that position for 26 hours trying not to move or make sound not to mention the fear of being caught the entire time. I can't even
We read a book called Henry’s Freedom Box every year in my 2nd grade class. It’s one of my favorites and my students always gain a deeper understanding of what slaves dealt with.
yesmaybeyes on February 6th, 2021 at 11:55 UTC »
Takes a certain and peculiar determination to trust a gov agency that much. Salutes
MissChievous8 on February 6th, 2021 at 13:41 UTC »
Just imagine the pain you'd be in during that trip having to be in that position for 26 hours trying not to move or make sound not to mention the fear of being caught the entire time. I can't even
royals_fan92 on February 6th, 2021 at 14:04 UTC »
We read a book called Henry’s Freedom Box every year in my 2nd grade class. It’s one of my favorites and my students always gain a deeper understanding of what slaves dealt with.