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'Francis Piol Bol Bok' (born February 1979) is a Dinka tribesman, former Sudanese, slave turned abolitionist.^[1] He was captured and enslaved during an Arab militia raid on the village of Nymlal in Southern Sudan on May 15, 1986 and enslaved at age seven.^[2] Bok lived in bondage for 10 years before his escape and journey to America. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts, and currently works for the American Anti-Slavery Group (AASG).
From ''Escape from Slavery'', Bok's autobiography:

He looked at me and said, "You want to know why no one loves you and why you must sleep with the animals?... I make you sleep with the animals... because you ARE an animal..."

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Books

★ ''Escape from Slavery: The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity - and My Journey to Freedom in America'' Francis Bok, Edward Tivnan ISBN 0-312-30623-7

See also

★ Mende Nazer

★ Slavery in Sudan

References

1. Francis Bok's escape from childhood slavery is a horror tale with a happy ending. By Lewis Beale, USA WEEKEND Magazine
2. Francis Bok Speaking Matters

External links

★ Review Essay: Francis Bok's Escape from Slavery and Contemporary Slave Narratives by Joe Lockhard, June 2004