Sharon Gibson Morgan

The Statue of Liberty is associated with #immigration, but the monument was created to mark the end of #slavery in the U.S. Note the broken chains & shackles at the statue's feet.

The brainchild of French abolitionist Édouard René Lefèbvre de Laboulaye, Lady Liberty was unveiled in 1886. The station at Ellis Is. opened in 1892. Emma Lazarus' poem was added in 1903.
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The Statue of Liberty was created to celebrate freed slaves, not immigrants, its new museum recounts

The new museum revives Lady Liberty's forgotten history.

The Washington Post
Feb 3, 2023 at 6:37amWeb
Show threadLindaNYC2VT Ⓥ 🌊🐖🐄🐓🦃🐬🐝🦋🦇Feb 3, 2023
@SharonGibson3 @georgeeyong The right get wing loons are going to want it taken down .
Show threadSharon Gibson MorganFeb 3, 2023
@LindaVT @georgeeyong I wouldn't put anything past those idiots.