One Noble Journey: A Box Marked Freedom

In this video, an actor playing Henry “Box” Brown tells the story of how he poured vitriol on his hand in order to be excused from work for a few days. During this time, he cogitated upon a plan of escape which involved packing himself in a box and having the box shipped to the city of Philadelphia. He shows how he fit into the box and details the experience of being upside down for the many hours of the trip leading finally to the belief that he would die. Accompanying ESITEment lesson plan: http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan... Brief biography: http://edsitement.neh.gov/sites/edsit...