175 Years of Collecting: A Virginia History Quiz

 

Q: I escaped slavery in Richmond by having myself shipped in a box to Philadelphia. Who am I?

A: Henry "Box" Brown (1816–?)

Right: "The Resurrection of Henry Brown," lithograph, 1850, Samuel W. Rowse
(Virginia Historical Society, Purchased through the Paul Mellon Fund and the Elis Olsson Memorial Foundation Fund)

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The Resurrection of Henry Brown