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Brown, Henry "Box"

Henry "Box" Brown

Passenger on the Underground Railroad

His experiences are detailed in the pamphlet Narrative of Henry Box Brown: who escaped from slavery enclosed in a box 3 feet long and 2 wide / written from a statement of facts made by himself ; with remarks upon the remedy for slavery by Charles Stearns.

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