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Henry Brown, also known as Henry "Box" Brown, was an enslaved man who escaped to freedom by mailing himself in a wooden crate from Virginia to Philadelphia in 1849. He survived the 27-hour journey in the cramped box, arriving safely in Philadelphia. Brown went on to become a prominent abolitionist and performer, sharing his story of escape through lectures and reenactments. There is no record of his exact date of death, but he is believed to have died sometime after 1879.

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