Henry “Box” Brown shipped himself from a slave state to a free state in 1849. Undermain Theatre’s production of Box imagines an alternative ending to Brown’s life after his escape from ...

Henry Box Brown shipped himself from a slave state to a free state in 1849. Undermain Theatre s production of Box imagines an alternative ending to Brown s life after his escape from slavery.( ...

Henry “Box” Brown pulled off one of the great escapes from slavery when he shipped himself in a box to gain freedom. Born into slavery in Louisa County, Brown was sent to work at a Richmond ...

As he prayed for guidance, he later wrote, he heard the words: "Go and get a box, and put yourself in it." When he emerged from his journey, Brown was a sensation with a nickname to match: ...