A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

Ishmael Beah talked about and read excerpts from his book, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux… read more

Ishmael Beah talked about and read excerpts from his book, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. As a boy of 12, Mr. Beah was forced to become a soldier in Sierra Leone’s civil war in the 1990s. After fleeing the rebel soldiers, Mr. Beah was picked up by government forces at age thirteen and made to join the army. He spent three years fighting in the war before being found by UNICEF and eventually brought to the United States. He spoke against using children as soldiers and described his experiences in the army and later in the U.S. After his presentation he responded to audience members' questions. close

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Program ID:
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Category:
Public Affairs Event
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Speech
Location:
New York, New York, United States
First Aired:
May 19, 2007 | 10:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Nov 23, 2007 | 2:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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  • May 19, 2007 | 10:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 21, 2007 | 2:46am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 27, 2007 | 2:04pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • May 29, 2007 | 12:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 02, 2007 | 6:59pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Nov 22, 2007 | 11:28pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Nov 23, 2007 | 2:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2
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