MAIL YOURSELF TO FREEDOM

Today i am gonna write about a phenomenal person,his name is HENRY BOX BROWN. His story is a true story and it needs to be told . He was born on a Virginia plantation ,it was assumed he was born in the year 1915 as no one knows how old he is,nobody keeps records of slaves births. He was born a slave and lived under slavery got married and eventually had four kids under slavery. His family was later sold off to another plantation and it left him devastated. He decided to take matters into his own hands and escape slavery to a country where slave trade was abolished . His plan was to have himself shipped from Richmond to philadelphia,were slavery was abolished . AT the age of 33 he arranged to have himself mailed in a wooden crate to philadelphia in a box labelled Dry Goods and he succeded.
As a writer i look beyond this story and all i see is a man determined to fight his way to freedom against all odds.All i see is a man whoose strenght should be exalted and courage applauded . To travel in a small box for days huddled inside , without food or water despite the pains and unbearable circumstances just to gain freedom is a major feat. Today not many of us are able to fight and stand for what we believe in , even if its just speaking out .
Lets all draw renewed strength from
this man Henry box Brown. In any circumstance you find yourself in ,at work,in marraige,in your relationship with people ,in buisness,in your society fight for what you believe in,never give up. Dont settle for the status quo ... WHEN THERE IS A WILL ,THERE IS A WAY. Remember the box labeled Dry goods was just a box to carry him accros the seas,dont let that box keep you caged ... ( MAIL YOURSELF TO FREEDOM)