Henry “Box” Brown shipped himself from a slave state to a free state in 1849. Undermain Theatre’s production of Box imagines an alternative ending to Brown’s life after his escape from slavery. Henry ...

Courtesy photo A free performance of Rory Rennick’s one-man show, “Henry Box Brown: The Life and Legacy Event,” will be staged at the Mishler Theatre at 7 p.m. July 29. The life of Henry “Box” Brown, ...

Henry "Box" Brown's idea to ship his way to freedom might have been the most successful disappearing act of all time. In 1849, the formerly enslaved man embarked on a 27-hour journey from a slave ...

Penfold Theatre Company's world premiere production of BOX, according to the publicity, is an exploration of identity, reinvention, and the captivating world of magic. Written by Jarrett King, this ...

The life of Henry "Box" Brown is so notable because he was an Antebellum-Era Virginia plantation slave who managed to mailed himself to freedom in a wooden box. The big question here is: how did he do ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - February is Black History Month and KTBS 3/KPXJ CW 21 continue to salute the contributions of African Americans in labor with the help of Bossier Parish high school students. In 1849 ...

BALTIMORE -- The B&O Railroad Museum will be hosting a talk food-tasting event geared toward celebrating the culinary journey of Henry "Box" Brown this Saturday, according to museum staff. Brown was a ...

Every student of American history has heard of Henry “Box” Brown. But what distinguished him is often reduced to a headline: The Man Who Mailed Himself to Freedom. Enslaved in Virginia, the ...

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Reprint of the 1849 ed., with "Henry Box Brown; a bibliographical note, by Maxwell Whiteman" added. siris_sil_424844 ...

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