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Duni, Montag, 06. Oktober 2003, 23:17 (vor 8104 Tagen) @ R.A.

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=1356

DO YOU THINK SLAVERY IS A THING OF THE PAST? THINK
AGAIN ...

By Frank Bok with Edward Tinman

In this groundbreaking modern slave narrative,
Francis Bok shares his remarkable story with
grace, honesty, and a wisdom gained from surviving
10 years in captivity.

May, 1986: Selling his mother´s eggs and peanuts
near his village in southern Sudan, 7-year-old
Francis Bok´s life was shattered when Arab raiders
on horseback, armed with rifles and long knives,
burst into the quiet marketplace, murdering men
and women and gathering the young children into a
group. Strapped to horses and donkeys, Francis and
others were taken north, into lives of slavery
under wealthy Muslim farmers.

For 10 years, Francis lived alone in a shed near
the goats and cattle that were his responsibility.
Fed with scraps from the table, slowly learning
bits of an unfamiliar language and religion, the
boy had almost no human contact other than his
captor´s family. After two failed attempts to
escape -- each bringing severe beatings and death
threats -- Francis finally escaped at age 17, a
dramatic breakaway on foot that was his final
chance.

Yet his slavery did not end there, for even as he
made his way toward the capital city of Khartoum,
others sought to deprive him of his freedom.
Determined to avoid that fate and discover what
had happened to his family on that terrible day in
1986, the teenager persevered through prison and
refugee camps for three more years, winning the
attention of United Nations officials and being
granted passage to America.

Now a student and anti-slavery activist, Francis
Bok has made it his life´s mission to combat world
slavery. His is the first voice to speak for an
estimated 27 million people held against their
will in nearly every nation, including our own.
"Escape from Slavery" is at once a riveting
adventure, a story of desperation and triumph, and
a window revealing a world that few have survived
to tell.