Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom

By Carole Boston Weatherford (Author), Michele Wood (Illustrator)

The true story of Henry “Box” Brown, who shipped himself to freedom in a box, is told in 51 emotionally intense poems that have implications for the present day.

Notes

From the 2021 Newbery press release: Weatherford masterfully recounts the true story of Henry “Box” Brown, who shipped himself to freedom in a box. All 51 poems, with the exception of one, are sixains—representing the six sides of a box. The poems are filled with emotional intensity and have implications for the present day.


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