#OnThisDay in 1849, an enslaved man named Henry Brown made his bid for freedom, by shipping himself in a box to the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society in downtown Philadelphia. Read his story here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-narrative-of-henry-box-brown-1849

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