The famous Lennon Wall in Prague was named after and inspired by John Lennon and the Beatles.  The youths of Eastern Europe were moved by Lennon’s western songs praising freedom, something that did not exist in communist Czech Republic.  These pop songs were banned by authorities and embraced by young activists.  When John Lennon was murdered in 1980, he became a hero to the pacifists.  An ordinary wall was turned into a makeshift memorial to the man that was admired by many for his fight for equality, peace, and freedom.

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