Henry Brown ... mail himself to freedom in a box. The plan — one of the most sensational slave escapes of the antebellum period — would later become fodder for Brown’s art as an actor ...

In a loose, poetic narrative tracing the life of Henry Brown, a Virginia slave who mailed himself to freedom ... abolitionist who received Henry’s box lend a haunting veracity to this harrowing ...

(Paul Semrad/ Undermain Theatre) Henry “Box” Brown’s idea to ship his way to freedom might have been the most successful disappearing act of all time. In 1849, the formerly enslaved man ...

Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Henry’s Freedom Box is based on an unforgettable, jaw-dropping, true story about slavery and freedom. It is a read ...

The simple metal box ... to freedom.” Henry Brown died on June 15, 1897, at 82 years old. “Even though he got his freedom, he lost a lot in his lifetime,” Lauderdale said. Brown's great ...