The many resurrections of Henry Box Brown /

The many resurrections of Henry Box Brown /

On March 23, 1849, Henry Brown climbed into a large wooden postal crate and was mailed from slavery in Richmond, Virginia, to freedom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "Box Brown," as he came to be known after this astounding feat, went on to carve out a career as an abolitionist speaker, act...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cutter, Martha J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Brown, Henry Box, > 1815 or 1816- > In literature.
Brown, Henry Box, > 1815 or 1816- > In mass media.
Brown, Henry Box, > 1815 or 1816-
1800-1899
African Americans in the performing arts > History > 19th century.
Slavery in mass media > History > 19th century.
African Americans in popular culture.
Fugitive slaves > United States.
African American abolitionists > United States.
African American abolitionists.
African Americans in the performing arts.
Fugitive slaves.
Literature.
Mass media.
Slavery in mass media.
United States.
History.
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