Sunday, February 3, 2013

Henry "Box" Brown: Forever

Henry "Box" Brown was a slave who bought his freedom by shipping himself to freedom in a crate. Wilmer Wilson IV memorializes Brown by covering himself in stamps, going to post offices and asking to be sent. This was in D.C but clearly is not really a destination. Also, no word on what would have happened if any of the post offices complied with his request...

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