Statue of Liberty's Secret

Statue of Liberty's Secret

The Statue of Liberty, which used to be a lighthouse, has at her feet a broken shackle and chain as she walks forward, commemorating the US's earlier abolition of slavery. The star-shaped base of the statue was originally Fort Wood, built to defend against the British.

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