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Anti-slavery activist to speak, Feb. 8
Posted February 5, 2005; 05:27 p.m.
"My Escape From Slavery: A Young Man's Journey From Captivity to
Freedom" is the title of a presentation set for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
8, in 302 Frist Campus Center.
Francis Bok, a former slave in his native Sudan, will share his true
story of 10 years in captivity and his journey to freedom in America.
In 2000, Bok became the first escaped slave to testify before the
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in the hearings on Sudan.
Now an anti-slavery activist, Bok is serving out his mission to combat
world slavery through his writings and public appearances as well as
his work as an associate at the Boston-based American Anti-Slavery
Group.
The event is organized by the Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding
and co-sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and
International Affairs, International Center, Princeton Justice Project,
Black History Month Planning Committee and Akwaaba.