Henry Brown (1815-?), popularly known as ?

Henry Brown (1815-?), popularly known as often called Henry Box Brown, because he escaped slavery by having himself shipped in dry goods crate from Richmond to the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society in Philadelphia in 1850. The fugitive slave law prompted

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Abolition Crate Escaped Fugitive Often Popularly Prompted Richmond Shipped

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