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Frontispiece of the 'Narrative of Henry Box Brown', published in Boston, 1849

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BL5910698
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Frontispiece of the 'Narrative of Henry Box Brown', published in Boston, 1849
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American School, (19th century) / American
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British Library, London, UK
Date
1849 AD (C19th AD)
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Henry 'Box' Brown (c. 1815–97) 19th-century Virginia slave who escaped to freedom at the age of 33 by arranging to have himself mailed in a wooden crate in 1849 to abolitionists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 'Narrative of Henry Box Brown, Who Escaped from Slavery, Enclosed in a Box 3 Feet Long and 2 Wide Boston: Brown and Stearns, 1849.'

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19th century / book / slavery / abolition / slave / USA / escape / literature

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