The Resurrection Of Henry Box Brown

Henry 'Box' Brown emerges from a three-foot box after mailing himself to the Anti-Slavery office in Philadelphia to escape from slavery in Richmond, Virginia, 24th March 1849. After his wife's owner sold her and their children, Brown, with the help of two allies, sent himself on the 27-hour, 350-mile journey using the Adams' Express, a private firm in Richmond. Witnessing his arrival are prominent abolitionists (left to right) Lewis Thompson (1807 - 1866), James Miller McKim (1810 - 1874), William Still (1821 - 1902) and Charles Dexter Cleveland (1802 - 1869). Lithograph, 'The Resurrection of Henry Box Brown at Philadelphia', by Peter Kramer, circa 1851. Printed by Thomas Sinclair, Philadelphia. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)

The Resurrection Of Henry Box Brown
Henry 'Box' Brown emerges from a three-foot box after mailing himself to the Anti-Slavery office in Philadelphia to escape from slavery in Richmond, Virginia, 24th March 1849. After his wife's owner sold her and their children, Brown, with the help of two allies, sent himself on the 27-hour, 350-mile journey using the Adams' Express, a private firm in Richmond. Witnessing his arrival are prominent abolitionists (left to right) Lewis Thompson (1807 - 1866), James Miller McKim (1810 - 1874), William Still (1821 - 1902) and Charles Dexter Cleveland (1802 - 1869). Lithograph, 'The Resurrection of Henry Box Brown at Philadelphia', by Peter Kramer, circa 1851. Printed by Thomas Sinclair, Philadelphia. (Photo by MPI/Getty Images)
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