When Did We Start Having Checkpoints in America?

It feels so un-American.

Vanessa Robinson
Nov 5 · 5 min read
Photo by Tim Photoguy on Unsplash

When I was young, I went on a field trip to the Berlin Wall. It separated East and West Berlin. The wall had been erected in 1961 by the Soviets, and at first, it was thought to be temporary. But it lasted until 1989.

The Soviets insisted that it was to stop western “fascists” from entering East Germany, but…

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Vanessa Robinson

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I Write about Injustice, History, Family, Love, and Politics. A Wife and Mother of Five. Electrical Engineer. Love Life and People!

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