Which means she is a black woman. Sorry neo cons, I don't make the rules. Lol
Matthew Haughey@mathowie@xoxo.zoneThis July 4th reminds me that I only learned a few years ago that the Statue of Liberty is an anti-slavery monument created by a French abolitionist back in 1865 to celebrate emancipation, so I tell my little cousins about the broken chains at her feet any chance I get.
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The statue was modeled after a white woman. The going theory is that the model was the artist's mother. I can only imagine that had the artist used a black woman as his model, it would not have been received well and probably even rejected. But, yes, by rights it should be a black woman.
https://www.biography.com/history-culture/a71795260/statue-of-liberty-model-mystery
BiographyThe Woman Behind the Statue of Liberty Has Been a Mystery for GenerationsThe face of liberty has graced New York Harbor for 140 years, but the woman’s identity isn’t well known.