Francis Piol Bol Bok, born in February 1979 in Tonj, South Sudan, is a Sudanese-American activist and former slave from the Dinka tribe. Abducted at the age of seven or eight during a raid by Arab militias in the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983-2005), he was enslaved for over ten years by a family in Wadi Halfa, northern Sudan, enduring forced labor, beatings, and isolation before escaping in 1999. After traveling to Khartoum and then Egypt, he arrived in the United States in 2000, where he was granted asylum and settled in New Hampshire. Bok became a leading abolitionist, authoring the 2003 memoir "Escape from Slavery: The True Story of My Ten Years in Captivity – and My Journey to Freedom in America." He has lectured extensively and worked closely with figures such as Jacobs, as well as collaborating with anti-slavery groups including the American Anti-Slavery Group. Bok advocates for recognition of slavery in Sudan and South Sudan, maintains citizenship in both countries, and continues to speak publicly on human rights and modern slavery.