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Introduction

This LibGuide serves as a resource for users interested in finding more information about the Berlin Wall.  Included are resources available from the Library as well as online resources that provides users with: pictures, personal stories, archival material, videos, and discussions about the importance of the Berlin Wall and its fall. 

For further assistance, contact Christine Fletcher or  Ask A Librarian.

This guide was originally primarily authored by Jason D. Phillips, former MSU Librarian.  The authors express their appreciation to the following for their assistance in this project: Julie Shedd (Mississippi State University Libraries) and Ellen Hampton Filgo (Baylor University).


 

Photos of the Berlin Wall

President John F. Kennedy, June 26, 1963

President John F. Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" Speech, June 26, 1963, at the Rathaus Schöneberg in West Berlin. (Photo from Iconic Photos - found here)

Berlin Wall

Photograph of the Berlin Wall dividing East and West Berlin.
Note the grafiti on the western side of the wall and the no man's land on the eastern side. (Photo from Gustavus Adolphus College, Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library - found here)

President Ronald Reagan, June 12, 1987

President Ronald Reagan's "Tear Down this Wall" Speech, June 12, 1987, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin. (Photo from the German Missions to the United States, Germany Info - found here)

Fall of the Berlin Wall, November 9, 1989

The Brandenburg Gate, after the Fall of the Berlin Wall, November 9, 1989. (Photo from the German Missions to the United States, Germany Info - found here)

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