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I'm Not Leaving
by Carl Wilkens
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I'm Not Leaving by Carl Wilkens
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About the book:
Why did Carl Wilkens decide to remain in Rwanda in 1994, with a
genocide swirling around him? How did he and his wife Teresa maintain
communication during the one-hundred days of terror when Tutsis were
being hounded to death by Hutu militia extremists? How does the only
American who chose to stay—in order to protect two Tutsi household
workers–look back on that fearful time?
Working from tapes made for his family, which chronicle daily
events from the sublime to the horrific, Carl reconstructs in fascinating
detail both personal and political events triggered by the April 6
plane crash assassination of the Presidents of Rwanda and Burundi.
He takes us through the poignant good-bye to his family, as they join the mass exodus of expatriates leaving this dangerous situation. He affirms his presence in the neighborhood he has known for four years, by standing barefoot in the middle of the dusty road, waving farewell.
— Helen Kweskin,
INTRODUCTION
To tell the complete story of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda is impossible. Some parts of the story have already been told, and there are still many parts to be told. This book is an attempt to give the world a look at the people living in Kigali during this extraordinarily brutal and violent time, a look through the eyes of a young American who was living there with his wife and small children–a look through my eyes.
While the stories written here happened during the genocide, this book is not about genocide. It is about choices people made, actions people took, courage people showed, and sacrifices people gave in the face of genocide.
— Carl Wilkens
