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This video is about Henry Brown, the man who made a sensational escape from slavery. His story is chronicled in his two autobiographies: 'Narrative of Henry Box Brown Who Escaped From Slavery, Enclosed In A Box Three Feet Long, Two Wide and Two And A Half High' and 'Narrative of the Life of Henry Box Brown, Written by Himself'.
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Images:
Wikimedia Commons: A valuable resource for historical images.
Performance poster in Shrewsbury: https://uconn-today-universityofconn.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Figure-5.21-Poster-from-Browns-performances-in-Shrewsbury-England.jpg
"Cousin Ann's Stories for Children": https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/collection/chapbks/id/383
The Boston Weekly Globe article from January 9, 1889: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8567974/henry-box-brown-drawing-in-1889
Thumbnail from The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum in Baltimore
Audio:
Steam train sound: https://freesound.org/people/gadzooks/sounds/39413/
Steam train whistle: https://freesound.org/people/eliasheuninck/sounds/170464/
Steamboat sound: https://freesound.org/people/LG/sounds/72805/
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmB95azJIKU
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APA Style
Beyond, B. a. (2025, April 15). The sensational escape from slavery of Henry 'Box' Brown.. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/video/3298/the-sensational-escape-from-slavery-of-henry-box-b/
Chicago Style
Beyond, Bygones and. "The sensational escape from slavery of Henry 'Box' Brown.." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 15, 2025. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/3298/the-sensational-escape-from-slavery-of-henry-box-b/.
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Beyond, Bygones and. "The sensational escape from slavery of Henry 'Box' Brown.." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 15 Apr 2025. Web. 15 Apr 2025.
