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Statue of Liberty was created to celebrate freed slaves, not immigrants
- JohnClark1337 7y agoCongratulations, you found a reason to hate the statue of liberty.
- charlescearl 7y agoThe "Black Models" exhibit at Musée d'Orsay has a number pieces on France's abolitionist stance in the 19th century [1]. There is also a replica of Lady Liberty in the hall at Musée d'Orsay -- you can see the chains at her feet [2]. The early abolitionist/Black empowerment movement in France is quite interesting, see Tom Weis's Pulitzer award winning biography "The Black Count"[3]. [1] https://m.musee-orsay.fr/en/exhibitions/article/black-models-from-gericault-to-matisse-47692.html https://m.musee-orsay.fr/en/exhibitions/article/black-models... [2] https://charlescearl.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/img_0274.jpg?w=1800 https://charlescearl.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/img_0274.jp... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Count:_Glory,_Revolution,_Betrayal,_and_the_Real_Count_of_Monte_Cristo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Count:_Glory,_Revolu...