173 years ago today, Henry "Box" Brown gave literal meaning to the term "precious cargo" when he ingeniously shipped himself from slavery to freedom inside a crate. To learn more about Brown and his life, read Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself, originally published in 1851 or read 2020’s BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Michele Wood.
More sources:
https://www.nps.gov/nebe/learn/historyculture/henryboxbrown.htm
https://www.pbs.org/black-culture/shows/list/underground-railroad/stories-freedom/henry-box-brown/
https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/brown-henry-box-1815-or-1816-1897/
https://youtu.be/ClN88kn-fTw (video)
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