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Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Box Brown is an autobiographical account written by Henry Box Brown himself in 1851. Brown was a slave who was born in Virginia and suffered from the cruelty of slavery. He was separated from his family and sold to different masters until he finally... Read Full Overview

Narrative Of The Life Of Henry Box Brown is an autobiographical account of the life of Henry Box Brown, a slave who escaped to freedom by mailing himself in a box from Richmond, Virginia to Philadelphia in 1849. The book was first published in 1851 and is a powerful firsthand... Read Full Overview