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Baltimore Sun reporters buy slaves to expose practice
The Baltimore Sun reports two reporters traveled to southern Sudan to purchase the freedom of two enslaved boys, Garang and Akok Deng Kuot, for $500 each. They describe the boys’ six-year captivity, the raid that seized them, and the rebels versus Khartoum war context. The piece cites historical abolitionist precedents and outlines reactions from U.N. and officials.
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Baltimore
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Sudan
Sun
Gilbert A. Lewthwaite
Gregory P. Kane
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Kane
Garang Deng Kuot
Akok Deng Kuot
Deng Kuot Mayen
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Akok Deng
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State Department
Human Rights
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Iran
Iraq
Libya
Farrakhan
Khartoum
the Sun
CSI
Caroline Cox
Britain
John Eibner
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Mahdi Ibrahim Mohamed
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Nation of Islam
Knightridder
Puoro Garang Deng Kuot
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