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'Henry Brown': A True Story Of Henry Brown

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Plot Summary: This is a true story of Henry Brown who was born as a slave. When his master becomes seriously ill, Henry hopes, he will be freed; instead he is given to the master’s son and eventually torn from his mother and sent away to work in a tobacco factory. One day he meets Nancy, a slave girl who becomes his wife and gives birth to three children. They are lucky, they are allowed to live together even though they have different masters. Soon after, a friend tells Henry that his family has been sold at the slave market. Henry rushes to town and just in time sees a wagon leave, carrying their family. He is in great despair and knows he will never see his family again. The only thing now to live and fight for is his freedom. With a help

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