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What Does Genocide Look Like Through the Eyes of a Killer?

How death squad leader Anwar Congo views his role in the Indonesian killings of 1965

Life was brutal for many Indonesians in the mid-1960s, unless you happened to be a gangster selling movie tickets on the black market. They also extorted money from Chinese people living in the area. When they could not pay, they … Continue reading

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“A Terrible Thing Happened” by Margaret M. Holmes

A story for children who have witnessed violence or experienced trauma.

Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but soon something inside him started to bother him. – from “A Terrible Thing Happened” Research has shown that children who have witnessed violence … Continue reading

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