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A presentation and conversation with a costumed interpreter, where guests are encouraged to engage with history and learn about the various experiences of people from all walks of life in 18th and 19th century Philadelphia. Each lecture is followed by a light lunch reception.
Henry 'Box' Brown was an enslaved man from Virginia, but when his wife and children were sold to the owner of a South Carolina plantation he began to devise a way to escape to freedom. With the help of James C. A. Smith, a local shop keep and a member of the Philadelphia Abolitionist Society, Brown mailed himself in a crate traveling from Richmond, VA to Philadelphia PA. The trip was a success, but was a great hardship as the journey lasted twenty seven hours. Once in Philadelphia, Brown became a noted abolitionist and eventually a showman. His showmanship brought censure upon him by Frederick Douglas and other abolitionists, as they thought that in going public about his method of escape, he denied others the ability to use the same method.
$25/per person (includes light fare,) space is limited! Please call the Mansion at 215.228.8364 for more information and to reserve your seat.
Henry 'Box' Brown was an enslaved man from Virginia, but when his wife and children were sold to the owner of a South Carolina plantation he began to devise a way to escape to freedom. With the help of James C. A. Smith, a local shop keep and a member of the Philadelphia Abolitionist Society, Brown mailed himself in a crate traveling from Richmond, VA to Philadelphia PA. The trip was a success, but was a great hardship as the journey lasted twenty seven hours. Once in Philadelphia, Brown became a noted abolitionist and eventually a showman. His showmanship brought censure upon him by Frederick Douglas and other abolitionists, as they thought that in going public about his method of escape, he denied others the ability to use the same method.
$25/per person (includes light fare,) space is limited! Please call the Mansion at 215.228.8364 for more information and to reserve your seat.
