Eighty four years ago the Ottoman Empire began a systematic eightyear purge of Armenians within its borders. Ultimately. 1.5 million men. women and children were executed. In addition. 500.000 Armenians were forced to leave their homes and seek refuge in other countries. Many of those refugees came to the United States. In the decades since. these immigrants have made innumerable contributions to American society. This first genocide of this century of genocides demonstrates the depths of brutality and evil that humanity can reach. By remembering it. we remember how important it is to work to prevent such evil from recurring.
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