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The books people tried to kill
The public burning of books considered 'un-German' by members of the SA and university students on the Opernplatz (now Bebelplatz), Berlin, Germany, 1933.
South Africa
Rulers have burned books for centuries, from Nazi bonfires to apartheid furnaces, yet words keep surviving because readers share them.
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- October 21, 2026
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