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About Henry Brown
Henry Brown was an American servant who worked in the U.S. executive mansion, the White House, as an assistant steward. He had worked for Andrew Johnson "for many years past," and was likely enslaved by him, and had continued with him as a paid servant after emancipation. Andrew Johnson is believed to have freed all of his personal slaves on August 8, 1863; consequently, August 8 has traditionally been celebrated as Emancipation Day in eastern Tennessee and parts of Kentucky.
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