Rwandan prosecutor, genocide survivor shares story with FSU students
Agnes Muhongerwa has the heart of a survivor.
She tells the story of her life to students at Florida State University with poise, her voice steady, in spite of the tears that lie just below the surface. Her mother’s words, the words that sustained her through genocide in Rwanda, echo in her mind — “You must be strong.” So Agnes pauses, dabs a tissue to the corner of her eye and keeps talking.
She is small, diminutive even. I’m 5’6″ and I feel like I tower over Agnes, but strength, as it is in her case, often has nothing to do with stature.