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          The story of Henry Brown, who escaped from slavery in Richmond, Virginia, after his family was sold, by having himself mailed to.!

          Henry Box Brown was a true escape artist.

        1. Henry Box Brown was a true escape artist.
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        3. The story of Henry Brown, who escaped from slavery in Richmond, Virginia, after his family was sold, by having himself mailed to.
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          6. Henry Box Brown

          Born: 1815

          Place of Birth: Virginia

          Died: 1897

          The story of Henry ‘Box’ Brown is one of courage and dedication. Although born a slave and given no opportunities, he had a level of common sense and conviction.

          His publication of his “Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown” combined with his speaking engagements led him to be an active member of the Anti-Slavery Society and a voice for freedom for Black American slaves.

          • Born into slavery in Virginia, Henry Brown was taken from his mother and father when he was 15 years old and sole to a plantation owner.

            Brown worked on a plantation owned by the son of his old master in farming tobacco.

          • In 1831 Brown had heard that there was some kind of excitement in the neighboring county. Not sure of what happened he asked and later learned that it was the Nat Turner Rebellion.

            He found out the details of a number of slaves uprising against their owners and that these slaves were caught, hung, whipped, and killed wi