In 1849, Henry Brown escapes slavery by mailing himself in a small wooden box to a free state. But that’s less than half his story. In freedom, he becomes Henry Box Brown, and uses his escape ...

Henry “Box” Brown climbed into a wooden crate and was sent on his way to freedom in March 1849. His wife and children were sold to a North Carolina slave owner in 1848, motivating Brown to ...

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 ...

The little-known history of Henry Box Brown. He escaped slavery in the U.S. by mailing himself in a box to a free state, became a magician, and eventually settled in Toronto where he's buried.

Every student of American history has heard of Henry “Box” Brown. But what distinguished him is often reduced to a headline: ...

Gates reports that one fugitive, Henry Box Brown, went so far as to stage his 1849 escape from slavery “by being shipped from Richmond to Philadelphia in a box measuring three feet one inch long ...

The B&O Railroad Museum will be hosting a talk food-tasting event geared toward celebrating the culinary journey of Henry "Box" Brown this Saturday, according to museum staff.

The box departed Richmond on March 29 with Brown hidden inside. Delivery was made first by wagon, then railroad, followed by steamboat, a ferry, and railroad again, with a final wagon trip to the ...

Complete Information About Box in Dallas at Undermain Theatre. Part magic show, part historical speculation, part romantic drama—this play explores the harrowing story of Henry Box Brown, the ...

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 ...