Henry Box Brown
Biographic Data
| ID | 9150445 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Henry Box Brown |
| GIVEN NAMES | Henry Box |
| FAMILY NAME | Brown |
| SIGNATURE | BROWN H B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown
I was born about forty-five miles from the city of Richmond, in Louisa County, in the year 1815. I entered the world a slave— in the midst of a country whose most honoured writings declare that all men have a right to liberty— but had imprinted upon my body no mark which could be made to signify that my destiny was to be that of a bondman. Neither was there any angel stood by, at the hour of my birth, to hand my body over, by the authority of hea…
Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown
In 1849, Henry Brown escaped from slavery by shipping himself in a crate from Virginia to an anti-slavery office in Philadelphia. Twenty seven hours and three hundred and fifty miles later, Brown stepped out of his box to begin a new life. This is the memoir, originally published in 1851 in England, as fresh and compelling today as it was one hundred and fifty years ago. This extraordinary narrative paints an indelible portrait of life in slavery…
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Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown
I was born about forty-five miles from the city of Richmond, in Louisa County, in the year 1815. I entered the world a slave— in the midst of a country whose most honoured writings declare that all men have a right to liberty— but had imprinted upon my body no mark which could be made to signify that my destiny was to be that of a bondman. Neither was there any angel stood by, at the hour of my birth, to hand my body over, by the authority of hea…
Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown
In 1849, Henry Brown escaped from slavery by shipping himself in a crate from Virginia to an anti-slavery office in Philadelphia. Twenty seven hours and three hundred and fifty miles later, Brown stepped out of his box to begin a new life. This is the memoir, originally published in 1851 in England, as fresh and compelling today as it was one hundred and fifty years ago. This extraordinary narrative paints an indelible portrait of life in slavery…
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