On this day in 1849, an enslaved man named Henry Brown packed himself up in a box and was shipped to Pennsylvania, a free state. Listen to the Stuff You Missed in History Class episode on Henry Brown here: https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/the-life-and-magic-of-henry-box-brown.htm

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From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.

This Day in History Class

On this day in 1849, an enslaved man named Henry Brown packed himself up in a box and was shipped to Pennsylvania, a free state. Listen to the Stuff You Missed in History Class episode on Henry Brown here: https://www.missedinhistory.com/podcasts/the-life-and-magic-of-henry-box-brown.htm

Henry "Box" Brown mailed himself to freedom - March 23, 1849

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