Project Gutenberg 2021-04-05 Public domain in the USA. 304 Brown, Henry Box 1815 1897 Brown, H. B. (Henry Box) Stearns, Charles (Abolitionist) Narrative of Henry Box Brown Who Escaped from Slavery Enclosed in a Box 3 Feet Long and 2 Wide Tim Lindell, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Narrative of Henry Box Brown" by Henry Box Brown is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work centers around the life and daring escape of Henry Box Brown, who famously fled slavery by concealing himself in a wooden box. This narrative sheds light on the brutal realities of slavery, as well as the desperate measures enslaved individuals were willing to undertake in pursuit of freedom. The opening of this narrative sets the stage for a powerful and poignant story. Henry Brown reflects on his early life as a slave in Virginia, discussing the pain of separation from loved ones and the daily indignities faced by enslaved people. Brown vividly describes the emotional trauma of witnessing families torn apart and expresses his profound yearning for freedom. He recounts the moment he decided to escape by hiding himself in a box, an act of bravery that ultimately leads to his journey toward liberation. The preface and introduction highlight the inhumanity of slavery while establishing a tone that invites empathy from the reader, making it clear that Brown's experiences and reflections are not just personal but reflective of the broader struggles endured by countless others under the system of slavery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en African American abolitionists -- Biography Brown, Henry Box, 1815 or 1816- Fugitive slaves -- Virginia -- Biography African Americans -- Virginia -- Biography Slavery -- Virginia -- History -- 19th century E300 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 194453 2025-09-25T13:39:44.971651 text/html 171202 2024-10-18T12:39:44 text/html 857444 2025-09-25T13:39:48.689620 application/epub+zip 856241 2025-09-25T13:39:45.949687 application/epub+zip 135978 2025-09-25T13:39:45.366604 application/epub+zip 920983 2025-09-25T13:39:50.936574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 899953 2025-09-25T13:39:48.200607 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182855 2022-09-29T08:53:01.432193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174893 2025-09-25T13:39:44.726611 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154927 2024-10-18T12:39:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18264 2025-09-25T13:39:51.068603 application/rdf+xml 18439 2025-09-25T13:39:45.631666 image/jpeg 2814 2025-09-25T13:39:45.417662 image/jpeg 827347 2025-09-25T13:39:45.003612 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia