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Podcast: I Tell Stories
Episode: Black American History: Henry Box Brown 📦
Description: Send a textSupport The Show 👇🏻https://www.buzzsprout.com/2035680/supportCould you imagine the sheer determination it takes to mail yourself to freedom? That's precisely what Henry Box Brown did, and we've got the gripping details of his journey from Richmond to Philadelphia in a wooden crate—the dangers, the strategy, and the sheer will to survive. But Brown's story isn't just about a daring escape; it's also a window into a pivotal historical debate. We engage with the contrasting views of Brown and Frederick Douglass, unearthing the fraught dynamics between two Afri...