A large pile of books burns in the center of a group of young people. Two people appear to be throwing books into the flames but are obscured by their movement.
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A book burning in Hamburg

In Hamburg, members of the SA and students from the University of Hamburg burn books they regard as "un-German." Hamburg, Germany, May 15, 1933.


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