Henry Brown had reached the nadir of his despair. The Virginia slave’s pregnant wife and three children had just been sold away after their owner tried to extort money from ...

Against all odds, he arrived safely on March 24, 1849. Brown commemorated his harrowing twenty-seven-hour journey by assuming the middle name “Box” and publishing this autobiographical account, which ...

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Villalongo's 27 Hour Cargo Piece tells the story of Henry Box Brown who mailed himself to freedom in Philadelphia. That piece and others features his cut paper technique.

Brown lived virtually his entire life at Spring Green Farm, which his distant ancestor John Brown acquired in 1782, and was a repository of knowledge.

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Henry “Box” Brown pulled off one of the great escapes from slavery when he shipped himself in a box to gain freedom.

PHOTO MIAMI, FL – January 10: Henry Box Brown Student Performance at Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Miami on January 10, 2019 in Miami, Florida.