The Journey of Henry "Box" Brown
(2019, original release: 2005)

Nonfiction

eVideo

Provider: Kanopy

Details

PUBLISHED
Sweet Blackberry, 2005
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
4547937
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Title from title frames

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

Film

In Process Record

Alfre Woodard

Originally produced by Sweet Blackberry in 2005

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English

Additional Credits