1.0The Texas Observerhttps://www.texasobserver.orgSteven G. Kellmanhttps://www.texasobserver.org/author/steven-g-kellman/Out of Africa and Into Texasrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="RktAm8Yrfx"><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/1749-out-of-africa-and-into-texas-by-steven-g-kellman/">Out of Africa and Into Texas</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.texasobserver.org/1749-out-of-africa-and-into-texas-by-steven-g-kellman/embed/#?secret=RktAm8Yrfx" width="600" height="338" title="“Out of Africa and Into Texas” — The Texas Observer" data-secret="RktAm8Yrfx" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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When Peter Kon Dut and Santino Majok Chuor were orphaned by Arab intruders from the north of Sudan, they were forced to grow up quickly and never lost the haunting memory of early, violent deprivation. Peter was only four when raiders attacked his village and killed his parents. He was 17 when he first drove […]https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/about-the-texas-observer.jpg740402