Dear Grandchildren,
Imagine being born into slavery in 1815 Virginia.
At the age of 34, with the assistance of James Caesar Anthony Brown and a white abolitionist, Samuel Smith, you arranged to be boarded up in a three foot by two foot wooden crate. The crate has an air hole and is lined with cloth. Samuel Smith ships you from Richmond, Virginia, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. You’re imprisoned in this three foot by two foot box for the entire transportation time — 27 hours.
Would you have the courage to escape slavery in this fashion? Henry “Box” Brown did. Check out his biography.
Love,
Grandfather
jcfunk 
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