On March 24, 1849, four men in the Philadelphia Anti-Slavery Society opened a wooden crate. Out staggered Henry Brown. Brown, who had spent more than a day in the box after 33 years in slavery, sang a ...

The historic Underground Railroad was a vast network by which slaves escaped southern plantations, fleeing to the northern U.S. and Canada. With hundreds going north each year, the South lost roughly ...

For a Black History Month observance recently, East Aiken School of the Arts students focused on “Henry's Freedom Box,” the story of an actual slave in the 1840s written by Ellen Levine. Narrated by ...

Henry “Box” Brown was a 19th century Virginia slave who made a harrowing journey in a wooden crate, mailing himself to abolitionists in Philadelphia. His inspiring, true story is told in the Caldecott ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. This world premiere play follows the true story of a young slave¹s ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Ellen Levine, a prolific and highly regarded author and activist whose children’s books told stories of slaves, immigrants and the fight for social justice, has died. She was 73.

JuNene K, left, stars as Nancy, the first wife of Henry Brown, played by Bryan Pitts, in Undermain Theatre's production of Jarrett King's "Box." Brown escaped enslavement in Virginia by mailing ...