LEFT: Former Sudanese slave Simon Deng smiles as he is introduced at a rally Thursday, March 23, 2006, at the Independence Visitor Center as part of the Philadelphia stop of the Sudan Freedom Walk, a 300-mile march from New York to Washington, D.C. The purpose of the walk is to shed light on the genocide and modern-day slavery in Sudan, and to call for U.S. government action to stop the violence and enslavement of black African Sudanese. Deng's march will span five states and will stop in 19 cities including Princeton and Baltimore and will end in front of the U.S. Capitol on April 5. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The News Journal: Sudan Freedom Walk forced to hitch a ride across Susquehanna River
A former Sudanese slave marching down the East Coast to call attention to violence in his homeland had to hitch a ride in northeastern Maryland this afternoon, at the insistence of Maryland police.
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