Nonfiction
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[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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A magical look at the historic true tale of slave Henry Box Brown, a man who mailed himself to freedom in a wooden box from a plantation in Richmond, Virginia to freedom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1848. Narrated by **Emmy**-winning and **Academy Award**-nominated actress Alfre Woodard this lightly animated story uses entertaining verse to share Henry’s story. With the help of characters including Bird, Horse, Cricket and Cat, Henry avoids being discovered. While on his dangerous and exciting journey, Henry shares what freedom means to him and why slavery is wrong
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Alfre Woodard
Originally produced by Sweet Blackberry in 2005
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English