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Henry Box Brown was delivered to Philadelphia in 1849. The date clearly appears in his wikipedia article. I note that the whole mention of this case in the present article is out of context. I would assume many slaves escaped from the south to freedom. Yes, Henry's scheme was unique, but what does it have to do with Richmond? In any event, if it is mentioned, the correct year should be given. יעקב (talk) 22:57, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You are correct about the 1849 date, I have undone by revert and it is now changed back to 1849. - Aoidh (talk) 01:20, 8 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for speedy deletion:

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You can see the reason for deletion at the file description page linked above. —Community Tech bot (talk) 11:52, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello all,

There seems to be an IP editor (or multiple) who are targeting this page for seemingly-innocuous edits related to George Floyd, slavery, etc. I checked the most recent set of IP contributions and they all seemed to be good, but could use a second set of eyes on the edits from perhaps the past week. I only noticed MOS errors and am going to go fix those in a second.

Let me know if anyone has any thoughts.

JuxtaposedJacob (talk) | :) | he/him | 05:39, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]