Henry “Box” Brown shipped himself from a slave state to a free state in 1849. Undermain Theatre’s production of Box imagines an alternative ending to Brown’s life after his escape from slavery. Henry ...

Henry Box Brown shipped himself from a slave state to a free state in 1849. Undermain Theatre s production of Box imagines an alternative ending to Brown s life after his escape from slavery. Paul ...

They say getting there is half the fun. That wasn’t the case for one man 175 years ago. In fact, his trip was anything but pleasant. However, the sweet reward he received at the end of his incredible ...

At a time of social upheaval, Mehr Mansuri wanted to create a play that could help move the country forward into a better future. As the co-founder and artistic director of the Children's Theater ...

The film promises to be an immersive journey into the life of Henry "Box" Brown, a slave who, in 1849, mailed himself in a wooden crate to escape to freedom. Co-written by Mike Wiley, who also stars ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Near the intersection of Canal and 15th streets in downtown Richmond sits one of the most peculiar attractions in all of Virginia. The simple metal box, frozen in time, is a low-key ...

Every student of American history has heard of Henry “Box” Brown. But what distinguished him is often reduced to a headline: The Man Who Mailed Himself to Freedom. Enslaved in Virginia, the ...

BALTIMORE -- The B&O Railroad Museum will be hosting a talk food-tasting event geared toward celebrating the culinary journey of Henry "Box" Brown this Saturday, according to museum staff. Brown was a ...

In a loose, poetic narrative tracing the life of Henry Brown, a Virginia slave who mailed himself to freedom, Walker (Blizzard of Glass) underscores what song meant to Henry. Working in the cotton ...

‘The Resurrection of Henry Box Brown at Philadelphia,’ an 1850 lithograph by Samuel W. Rowse. An illustration titled ‘Resurrection of Henry Box Brown’ from William Still’s 1872 book ‘The Underground ...