12689818, 120 yrs late memorial = obama commemorating ottoman empire Posted by Riot, Sun Jan-04-15 11:47 PM
makes no sense but as a kid they can get u to believe it
-the shackles are not visible from the ground but they are there -the idea man behind the statue was an abolitionist and felt the end of slavery + US democracy could inspire democracy/freedom in france and worldwide. so u cld claim independence, but not without the emancipation part
-the immigrant/'poor huddled masses' symbolism got added later
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