In the spring of 1994 in Rwanda, 800,000 people were slaughtered, most hacked to death by machete. Rusesabagina, manager of a Belgian luxury hotel, took in more than a thousand of those in danger and for 100 days kept them away from the murderous mobs outside the gate through a combination of persuasion, diplomacy, and bribery. His courageous actions inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" and are now recounted in his memoir An Ordinary Man. This event is co-sponsored by WNET/Thirteen New York.