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