--- Joe Sambou <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > > ______________________________ Forward Header > __________________________________ > Subject: Statute of Liberty > Author: Jimmy Parker <[log in to unmask]> at > PO_EXTERNET > Date: 2/11/00 12:22 PM > > > > > > > ______________________________ Forward Header > __________________________________ > Subject: Statute of Liberty > Author: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > Date: 2/11/2000 11:21 AM > > > Something to make you wonder, Hmmmm. > > Statue of Liberty ??? > >> > >> Subject: Black Fact > >> > > >> > It's amazing the things you can find > out!!! > >> > Received this from a friend.. > >> > > >> > Good day, It is hard to believe that > after my many years of > >> > schooling (secondary and post) > >> > the following facts about the Statue of > Liberty was 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. > >> > > >> > "Ya learn something new everyday!" 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 the Liberty-Ellis Island > Committee, professor of > >> > English at the University Of Florida, > >> > and prolific Black author, points out > that what stimulated the > >> > original idea for that 151 foot statue > in > >> > the harbor. He says that the idea for > the creation of the > >> > statue initially was the part that Black > soldiers > >> > played in the ending of Black African > 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 > >> > of Liberty 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 US. > Minister to France in > >> > 1884, it is said that he remonstrated > that > >> > the dominant view of the broken shackles > would be offensive to > >> > a U.S. South, because since 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. Go to the Museum of the > City of N.Y, Fifth > >> > Avenue and 103rd Street (212) 534-1672 > or call the > >> > same number and dial ext.208 and speak > to Peter Simmons and he > >> > can send you some documentation. > >> > > >> > 2.)Check with the N.Y. Times magazine, > part II May 18, 1986. > >> > > >> > 3.) 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. > >> > > >> > 4.) 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! > >> > Knowledge is Power! > > Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> > Received: from usnatux668 by usnatux09 with ESMTP > for [log in to unmask]; Fri, 11 Feb 2000 11:20:47 > -0600 > Received: from ans3-priv.dttus.com by usnatux668 for > [log in to unmask]; Fri, 11 Feb 2000 11:16:50 -0600 > Received: from gate1.29palms.usmc.mil by > ans3-pub.dttus.com with SMTP id LAA24131 > > (InterLock SMTP Gateway 3.0 for > <[log in to unmask]>); > > Fri, 11 Feb 2000 11:16:56 -0600 > Received: by gate1.29palms.usmc.mil; id JAA06130; > Fri, 11 Feb 2000 09:12:27 -0800 (PST) > Received: from unknown(205.109.128.203) by > gate1.29palms.usmc.mil via smap (V4.2) > > id xma004793; Fri, 11 Feb 00 09:11:14 -0800 > Received: by 29PALMS003E with Internet Mail Service > (5.5.2650.21) > > id <1B6RXTLT>; Fri, 11 Feb 2000 09:15:04 > -0800 > Message-Id: > <961474CB418BD3119CDC00902771D780064AE7@29PALMS007E> > From: Matthews GySgt Layton D > <[log in to unmask]> > To: Fisher GySgt Jeff N <[log in to unmask]>, > > "'R Matthews'" <[log in to unmask]>, > > "'Jimmy Parker'" <[log in to unmask]>, > > "'Allen,Carolyn V'" <[log in to unmask]>, > > Gray 1stSgt Michael B <[log in to unmask]>, > > Mobley GySgt Steven H > <[log in to unmask]>, > > "[log in to unmask]" > <[log in to unmask]>, > > "'Curtis, Terry SSG'" <[log in to unmask]>, > > "[log in to unmask]" > <[log in to unmask]>, > > "'Tracey Sawyer'" <[log in to unmask]>, > > "'The Brown's'" <[log in to unmask]>, > > Wood GySgt Daryl <[log in to unmask]>, > > "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>, > > "'Carolyn G. Hagan'" <[log in to unmask]>, > > Roberson MSgt Billy R > <[log in to unmask]>, > > "'Price, James'" <[log in to unmask]>, > > "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Statute of Liberty > Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 09:14:57 -0800 > X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain> ---------------------------- Forwarded with Changes > --------------------------- > From: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > Date: 2/11/00 11:21AM -0600 > To: Jimmy Parker at DTT.US.CHICAGO > *To: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > *To: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > *To: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > *To: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > *To: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > *To: [log in to unmask] at > Internet-USA > *To: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > *To: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > *To: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > *To: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > *To: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > *To: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > *To: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > *To: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > *To: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > *To: [log in to unmask] at Internet-USA > Subject: Statute of Liberty > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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