Blacks were among the immigrants whose first sight of the United States was the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. In the early 20th century, African Americans died because of the perverse …

Most versions of the Black Statue of Liberty rumor refer to a cast ( c. 1870) of a no longer extant maquette owned by the Museum of the City of New York as proof that "the original model" for the …

Jun 11, 2020 · A Facebook post says the U.S. rejected an earlier Statue of Liberty offered by France that was a tribute to former Black slaves. This is false.

When Americans celebrated the inauguration of the Statue of Liberty in 1886, they celebrated a racialized vision of liberty; the original statue may not have been black, but the one they embraced …

Dec 22, 2018 · Nothing in the historical record indicates that Bartholdi built a Black Statue of Liberty, only to have the U.S. reject it.

Apr 1, 2025 · The first Statue of Liberty, often referred to as the “Black Statue of Liberty,” symbolized freedom for African Americans by embodying the ideals of liberty and equality while also highlighting …

Jul 10, 2020 · Social media users are circulating posts which claim that New York’s Statue of Liberty was originally modeled after an enslaved Black woman. This primary claim is false. The original …

Here's an intriguing piece of history that’s often overlooked: the original design of Lady Liberty had an African American face and was initially meant as a tribute to the enslaved people who were forcibly …

Due to its symbolic meaning as a symbol of democracy and freedom, the Statue of Liberty has been the site of protests through time, particularly from Black civil rights activists as well as many other groups.

The original idea for the Statue of Liberty is connected more to abolition than immigration. Here's how it celebrates the end of slavery for African Americans.