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Wednesday, October 08, 2003
A Slave's Story
Francis Bok will discuss and sign his new book, Escape from Slavery: The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity — and My Journey to Freedom in America, at a forum sponsored by the Writers’ Corner. Bok, an associate at the Boston-based American Anti-Slavery Group, was the first escaped slave to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in hearings on Sudan. In this autobiography, Bok shares the riveting history of his remarkable journey to freedom.
The event is part of the Arthur R. Ashe Jr. Foreign Policy Library’s Writers’ Corner series and is co-sponsored by Karibu Bookstore. It will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9,
at TransAfrica Forum, 1426 21st St. NW (near Dupont Circle). The suggested donation is $5, and pre-registration is requested. Call 202/223-1960, ext. 132, for more information or to register.
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