Henry “Box” Brown’s idea to ship his way to freedom might have been the most successful disappearing act of all time. ‘Box’ at Undermain Theatre tells Brown's story with some embellishment.

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 embarked on a 27-hour journey from a ...

Every student of American history has heard of Henry “Box” Brown. But what distinguished him is often reduced to a headline: The Man Who Mailed Himself to Freedom. Enslaved in Virginia, the 5 ...

‘The Resurrection of Henry Box Brown at Philadelphia,’ an 1850 lithograph by Samuel W. Rowse. An illustration titled ‘Resurrection of Henry Box Brown’ from William Still’s 1872 book ...