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While West Berlin still enjoyed the democratic freedoms of all West German citizens-including the right of travel anytime-East Berliners were literally "walled off" from their western counterparts for 28 years!
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Citizens of Berlin were suddenly cut off from each other when construction of the Berlin Wall began on August 13, 1961.
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The border between East and West Germany is opened on November 9,1989. Jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of the Berlin Wall to celebrate the opening of border crossing between eastern and western parts of the city !
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A monumental day in history that led to Germany`s reunification!
 


The NC Zeitgeist Foundation 

 and

Davidson College

 in conjunction with

 Lufthansa German Airlines

and

 The Charlotte Chapter of the American Council on Germany

Present


The 25th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall


With remarks from

Professor Dr. Kurt Biedenkopf

on

November 5th, 2014

8:00 pm 

at

Davidson College

The Lilly Family Gallery

(Chambers Building) 

200 D Road, Davidson NC, 28035

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