- The lost boys ran away from home because civil war broke out in the Sudan between the Arabs in the north and the African Christians in the south. Non - Muslims were being killed for no reason at all. Women were being raped, and people were being made into slaves. The goal was to kill all male children in the south. Boys had to flee from the country to avoid being killed. They were separated from family members and had to try to find a safe place to live.
- The boys couldn't stay in Ethiopia because the government toppled in 1991. This time they had to flee to Kenya.
- The refugee camp that the boys lived in did not have enough food. It gave them a safe place to stay, but it was not their home. They gave the boys clothes, an education, books, and security.
This is a map of the lost boys journey
The lost boys' journey was about 1,000 miles. Here is a map of a 1,000 mile journey from Bel Air, Maryland to Mississippi
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