Henry'sfreedombox

Henry's Freedom Box

By Scooter3342

  • Henry Brown is born in Louisa County, VA

  • Henry is sent to work in tobacco factory

  • Henry's family is sold

  • Henry Brown is free

    Henry Brown arrives in Philadelphia on March 30, 1849 after 27 hours of being shipped in a box to freedom.

  • Henry Brown moves to England to start a new life

  • Period: to

    American Civil War

  • 13th Amendment abolishes slavery in the United States

  • Slavery is abolished in Indian Territory (Oklahoma)

  • Possible year of Henry Brown's death

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