# Henry Box Brown: The Man Who Mailed Himself to Freedom — WHE Definition Discussion

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Henry Box Brown (l. c. 1815-1897) was an enslaved African American who became famous as "the man who mailed himself to freedom" after he had himself shipped in a box from Richmond, Virginia, to abolitionists in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 29 March 1849. Afterwards, he became a popular speaker on the anti-slavery lecture circuit and, later, an entertainer.

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**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/henry-box-brown-the-man-who-mailed-himself-to-freedom-whe-definition-discussion/16460/2 "2026-07-30T19:43:52Z")

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