The Night the Gates Swung Open
On the evening of November 9, 1989, East German spokesman Günter Schabowski fumbled through a press conference and accidentally announced that border crossings were open...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29.
On the evening of November 9, 1989, East German spokesman Günter Schabowski fumbled through a press conference and accidentally announced that border crossings were open "immediately, without delay." Within hours, thousands of Berliners surged toward the Wall — that concrete scar that had divided families for twenty-eight years. The guards, overwhelmed and leaderless, simply stepped aside. The gates swung open.…
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