In 1849, Henry Brown escaped from slavery by shipping himself in a three-foot-by-two-foot wooden crate from Virginia to an anti-slavery office in Philadelphia.
With a keen sense of irony, Brown examines the "pecul.
This extraordinary Narrative paints an indelible portrait of Life in slavery.
This is his memoir, originally published in 1851 in England, as fresh and compelling today as it was 150 years ago.
Twenty-seven hours and 350 miles later, Brown stepped out of his box to begin a new life.
In 1849, Henry Brown escaped from slavery by shipping himself in a three-foot-by-two-foot wooden crate from Virginia to an anti-slavery office in Philadelphia