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Henry "Box" Brown mailed himself to freedom / Walter Rodney born - March 23

Henry "Box" Brown mailed himself to freedom / Walter Rodney born - March 23

FromThis Day in History Class


Henry "Box" Brown mailed himself to freedom / Walter Rodney born - March 23

FromThis Day in History Class

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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Mar 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On this day in 1849, an enslaved man named Henry Brown packed himself up in a box and was shipped to Pennsylvania, a free state. / On this day in 1942, historian and activist Walter Rodney was born.
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Released:
Mar 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.