At the age of 13 Ishmael Beah went from living as a normal boy growing up in Sierra Leone to a child solider. On Nov. 11 he shared his story.

The university welcomed The New York Times best-selling author and civil rights advocate to tell his story and talk about his book “A Long Way Gone” as part of Dr. Thomas Boztman’s inauguration. – See more at: https://www.highlandernews.net/campus-life/2013/11/19/beah-believes-in-life-after-war/#sthash.6swDN2kE.dpuf