Setting: Times of slavery
Characters: Henry Brown, Mother, Nancy, James, Dr. Smith, William
Theme: Slavery
Henry was a slave. He never knew his birthday. He had a nice owner, but his mother was scared of him being taken away from her. Once morning, their master called them into his room; he was ill. He said Henry was being given to his son. So Henry said goodbye to his mother. His new master dealt with tobacco. One day, he met Nancy, and their masters agreed that they could be married. They had three children. Soon, Nancy's master had lost a lot of money, and they were afraid that their children would be sold. Soon after that, Henry found out his wife and children were indeed sold. After a few weeks, Henry decided he wanted to be free. He asked his friend James and Dr. Smith, who was a white man who thought slavery was wrong, to help. He decided he would mail himself to his friend, William, who lived in Philadelphia. Henry hurt his head so that his master would let him stay home. Henry made his way to Philadelphia in the box. It was upside and he thought he'd die, but finally her arrived in Philadelphia. His new birthday would be March 30, 1849. From then on he was known as Henry "Box" Brown.
