President Bill Clinton said that the failure of the United States to act to stop the Rwandan Genocide was the greatest regret of his presidency.  

      Illinois Senator Paul Simon said, “If every member of the House and Senate had received 100 letters from people back home saying we have to do something about Rwanda, when the crisis was first developing, then I think the response would have been different.”  

      Did Americans know what was going on in Rwanda? In this collection, we explore what US newspapers were reporting as the genocide unfolded.

      Review the events below and the research that has already been gathered.  If you’d like to contribute to the archive, choose one event and research additional news articles.