Name: Life After War in Sierra Leone
Uploaded: 2009-11-17T19:16:00-05:00
Duration: 5 min 50 s
Description: Ishmael Beah shares his own experience of being a child soldier.

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Ishmael Beah

Ishmael Beah is the author of "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier," about his experience growing up in Sierra Leone.

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