> Very interesting!!
>
> > It is hard to believe that the following facts about the
Statue
> > of Liberty were never taught. Hundreds of thousands if not
> > millions of people, including myself, have visited the
Statue of
> > Liberty over the years but yet I'm unable to find one person
> > who knows the true history behind the Statue-----amazing.
> > Yes, amazing that so much important Black history (such as
> > this) is hidden from us (Black and White). What makes this
> > even worse is the fact that the current twist on history
> > perpetuates and promotes white supremacy at the expense
> > of Black Pride.
> > During my visit to France I saw the original Statue of
Liberty.
> > However, there was a difference - the statue in France is
> > Black.
> > The Statue of Liberty was originally a Black woman, but, as
> > memory serves, it was because the model was Black. In a
> > book called "The Journey of The Songhai People", according
> > to Dr. Jim Haskins, a member of the National Education
> > Advisory Committee of Liberty-Ellis Island, professor
> > of English at the University of Florida and prolific Black
> > author, points out that which stimulated the original idea
for
> > that 151 foot statue in the harbor.
> > He says what stimulated the idea for the creation of the
> > statue initially was the part that Black soldiers played in
the
> > ending of Black American Bondage in the United States.
> > It was created in the mind of the French historian Edourd de
> > Laboulaye, chairman of the French Anti-Slavery Society,
> > who, together with sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi,
> > proposed to the French government that the people of France
> > present to the people of the United States through the
> > American Abolitionist Society, the gift of a statue in
> > recognition of the fact that Black soldiers won the Civil
War in
> > the United States.
> > It was widely known then that it was Black soldiers who
> > played the pivotal role in winning the war, and this gift
would
> > be a tribute to their prowess.
> > Suzanne Nakasian, director of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis
> > Island Foundations' National Ethnic Campaign said that the
> > Black Americans' direct connection to Lady Liberty is
> > unknown to the majority of Americans, BLACK or WHITE.
> > When the statue was presented to the U.S. Minister to
> > France in 1884, it is said that he remonstrated that the
> > dominant view of the broken shackles would be offensive to
> > the U.S. South, because the statue was a reminder
> > of Blacks winning their freedom. It was a reminder to a
> > beaten South of the ones who caused their defeat - their
> > despised former captives.
> > Documents of Proof:
> > 1.) You may go and see the original model of the Statue of
> > Liberty, with the broken chains at her feet and in her left
hand
> > in Paris, France.
> > 2.) Go to the Museum of the City of N.Y., Fifth Avenue and
> > 103rd Street (212) 534-1672 or call the same number,
> > ext.208 and speak to Peter Simmons and he can send you
> > some documentation.
> > 3.) Read the N.Y. Times magazine, part II May 18, 1986.
> > 4.) The dark original face of the Statue of Liberty can be
seen
> > in the N.Y. Post June 17, 1986. Also, the Post stated the
> > reason for the broken chains at her feet.
> > 5.) Finally, you may check with the French Mission or the
> > French Embassy at the U.N or in Washington, D.C. and ask
> > for some original French material on the Statue of Liberty,
> > including the Bartholdi original model. You can call in
> > September (202) 944-6060 or 6400.
> > Please pass this information along!
> >
> > >>
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