Week of Sept 1: Henry Box Brown publishes the story of his escape
Author
Virginia Audio Collective
Published
Tue 01 Sep 2020
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This week in 1849... Charles Stearns and Henry Box Brown published a book with the rather long-winded title: "Narrative of Henry Box Brown, who escaped from slavery, enclosed in a box three feet long, two wide and two and a half high."