Freedom awards for Oprah and Hotel Rwanda hero

Talk show host Oprah Winfrey and Paul Rusesabagina, whose heroism in the face of genocide inspired the movie Hotel Rwanda, received the US National Civil Rights Museum’s 2005 Freedom Awards.

Freedom awards for Oprah and Hotel Rwanda hero
Fri, 04 Nov, 2005 - 07:16
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Talk show host Oprah Winfrey and Paul Rusesabagina, whose heroism in the face of genocide inspired the movie Hotel Rwanda, received the US National Civil Rights Museum’s 2005 Freedom Awards.

Winfrey picked up the award for working to improve the lives of poor children in Africa and helping create a US database of convicted child abusers. Previous recipients include Coretta Scott King, and former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.

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