This Side Up: The Story of Henry "Box" Brown
Journey Back to the Era of the Underground Railroad!
Philadelphia, March 26th, 1849 - "Mr. Brown was conveyed from Richmond, Virginia to Philadelphia in a box, three feet long, and two feet six inches deep. For tenty seven hours he was enclosed int this box. Here is a man who has been the hero of one of the most extraordinary achievements I ever heard of!" - M. McRoy, from Narratives of the Life of Henry "Box" Brown.
Henry
"Box" Brown was born a slave in Virginia in 1816. After his wife and children
were sold to a plantation in South Carolina, he had himself sealed in a small
wooden box and shipped to friends and freedom. His narrative was published
in 1849 to raise funds so that Brown could purchase freedom for his wife and
children. He later traveled the northern states speaking against slavery,
but eventually was forced to flee to Great Britain because of the Fugitive
Slave Law.
In this theatrical reenactment, Bobby breathes life into this amazing story of a slave turned hero, along with other tales of ordinary people taking extraordinary risks in the name of freedom.
