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Berlin Removes Marker of 1884 Conference That Divided Africa, Stirring Calls for Restoration

The disappearance of a Berlin marker linked to the 1884 Berlin Conference has triggered global concern. Experts urge ...
Time

How Activists Are Radically Interrogating Berlin’s Colonial Past—and Reshaping Its Future

A Demonstration in front of the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, Germany on July 20, 2021. Nestled alongside the River Spree south of Berlin’s city center, Treptower Park is home to green lawns, riverboat ...

First gay rights movement: Berlin's wild 1920s queer history

Before the Nazis took power, Berlin was a center of LGBTQ+ rights and queer culture, with research institutes, a flourishing nightlife and one of the earliest gay rights' movements.Today, Berlin is ...
The Christian Century

Haunted by its history, Berlin debates restoring the kaiser’s gilded cross

Berlin is a city haunted by history. It is constantly debating what to do with the reminders of its Nazi past, its communist legacy, or its Prussian kings and imperial kaisers. Now there’s a dispute ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How the Berlin Wall Became a 100-Mile Bike and Pedestrian Trail

Once one of the world’s most dangerous border crossings, Berlin’s symbol of death and division has been turned into a tangible way to experience history Joe Baur - Freelance travel writer It’s ...