The Journey of Henry Box Brown
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[New York] : Sweet Blackberry LLC, 2005.
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Main Library - Kids Movie | jDVD 791.433 J867h | On Shelf |
| North - Kids Movie | jDVD 791.433 J867h | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York] : Sweet Blackberry LLC, 2005.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Mostly iconographic, with minimal animation. Framed with live action scenes of Alfre Woodard reading to schoolchildren, and Coati Mundi leading the children in a musical sequence.
General Note
Extras include a section on Sweet Blackberry LLC, and another with children defining "freedom."
Creation/Production Credits
Written by Karyn Parsons ; illustrated by Mark Page ; music and sound, Coati Mundi ; produced by Karyn Parsons, Darcine Wdowczak Thomas, and Roderick Alleyne.
Participants/Performers
Narrated by Alfre Woodard.
Description
" . . . takes a magical look at the historic true tale of slave Henry Box Brown, a man who mailed himself to freedom in a wooden box from a plantation in Richmond, Virginia to freedom in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1848 . . . . With the help of characters including Bird, Horse, Cricket and Cat, Henry avoids being discovered and makes his way to freedom. While on his dangerous and exciting journey, Henry shares what freedom means to him and why slavery is wrong."--Container.
System Details
DVD; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround stereo.
Language
Closed-captioned in English.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Parsons, K., Page, M., Woodard, A., Hernandez, C. M., Thomas, D. W., & Alleyne, R. (2005). The Journey of Henry Box Brown . Sweet Blackberry LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Karyn Parsons et al.. 2005. The Journey of Henry Box Brown. Sweet Blackberry LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Karyn Parsons et al.. The Journey of Henry Box Brown Sweet Blackberry LLC, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Parsons, Karyn, et al. The Journey of Henry Box Brown Sweet Blackberry LLC, 2005.
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