Henry Box Brown PORTRAYED BY KEITH HENLEY
Henry Box Brown was a Slave on Virginia plantation. When his wife and children were sold to the owner of a South Carolina plantation owner he began to devise a way to escape to freedom. With the help of James C. A. Smith, a local shop keep and a member of the Philadelphia Abolitionist he mailed himself in a crate traveling from Richmond, VA to Philadelphia PA. The trip was a success, but was a great hardship as the journey lasted twenty seven hours. Once in Philadelphia he became a noted abolitionist and eventually a showman. Themes addressed in this program are: Overcoming the Odds, Determination vs Bondage and Faith
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Keith Henley Bio Actor/Historian, Interpreter, Reenactor, Impersonator
Keith Henley as Henry “Box” Brown