Was the Statue of Liberty an African-American woman? Revealing the New York statue’s biggest secrets
5 min readJan 21, 2023
The Statue of Liberty has become a permanent part of the urban landscape of New York. Interestingly, it is not the Americans, but the French who owe its creation. This is because one of the most famous statues in the world was a gift from the French people to the Allies on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.