It was very emotional hearing the stories and reading the articles of the murders. It first started with the Belgiums who separated the Tutsis from the Hutus. They said that the tutsis were more intelligent, lighter skin, taller, and treated them better than the Hutus if they were loyal. This was a stereotype because for generations the Hutus and Tutsis have been intermarried. The plan backfired and the Hutus wanted revenge so they shot down the President's plane and started the mass killings. They showed no mercy- using machetes to cut off various body parts of people, raping women, killing babies, and many other horrendous acts.
There was a room in the museum where Rwandans brought pictures of those killed in the genocide. There were pictures of children, teenagers, parents, and grandparents. The next room had bones and skulls in a display box. The skulls looked so tiny I though that they must have come from children. The upstairs was dedicated to the babies who were killed. 
There was a picture and a description of the baby's favorite thing to do, favorite food, and how they were killed. It was definitely the room that effected me the most. It is disturbing to know that people could do this to little innocent babies. Outside we saw the mass cemented graves which is said to have over 250,000 bodies buried. If you ever get the chance you must read Left To Tell by Immaculee Ilibizagia- it gives you an account of the history as well as her own story about the genocide.
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