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IP: 217.187.247.172 Posted on April 14, 2004 at 04:08:58 by DB > > > >A Lesson in Black History > >The Statue of Liberty > > > >It is hard to believe that after my many years of schooling > >(secondary and post) 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 > >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," as 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 is 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 to acknowledge 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 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. > >Go to the Museum of the city of NY, 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 (202) 944-6060 or 6400. > > > > > >Please pass this information along! > >Be sure to send it to people with children! > >Open a dialog and discuss it with your friends! > >Let this be the beginning of your quest for the Truth about > >American History past and present! > > > >Empower Yourself, Your Family and Your Community! Replies:
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