<p>Portrait of <a href="/narrative/7687/en">Helen Keller</a>, seated, reading Braille. September 1907. </p>
<p>In 1933, Nazi students at more than 30 German universities pillaged libraries in search of books they considered to be "un-German." Among the literary and political writings they threw into the flames during the <a href="/narrative/7631/en">book burning</a> were the works of Helen Keller.</p>

Portrait of Helen Keller, seated, reading Braille. September 1907. 

In 1933, Nazi students at more than 30 German universities pillaged libraries in search of books they considered to be "un-German." Among the literary and political writings they threw into the flames during the book burning were the works of Helen Keller.

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