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Henry Brown is born in Louisa County, VA
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Henry is sent to work in tobacco factory
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Henry's family is sold
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Henry Brown is free
Henry Brown arrives in Philadelphia on March 30, 1849 after 27 hours of being shipped in a box to freedom. -
Henry Brown moves to England to start a new life
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Period: to
American Civil War
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13th Amendment abolishes slavery in the United States
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Slavery is abolished in Indian Territory (Oklahoma)
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Possible year of Henry Brown's death