Frederick Douglass: “Had not Henry Box Brown and his friends attracted slaveholding…”

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Had not Henry Box Brown and his friends attracted slaveholding attention to the manner of his escape, we might have had a thousand Box Browns per annum.

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Frederick Douglass

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Editor's note · Context

This statement highlights the unintended consequences of attention drawn to escape methods, which could hinder others' chances for freedom.

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Frederick Douglass: “Had not Henry Box Brown and his friends attracted slaveholding attention to the manner of his escape, we might have had…”

Editor's note · Context