#lady liberty

We were still in chains…

The Statue of Liberty. [Photo: Julienne Schaer for NYCgo]

Planning on a visit to the Statue of Liberty? Did you know you have to order tickets to the Pedestal and Crown weeks in advance? Find out more facts about Lady Liberty in our comprehensive Guide to the Statue of Liberty. : Julienne SchaerforNYCgo

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US Mint and Treasury announce a black woman with braids will be Lady Liberty on new currency

• Lady Liberty is a black woman.
  
• The U.S. Mint and Treasury is celebrating its 225th anniversary and unveiled on a new $100 coin on Thursday.
  
• It’s the first time in United States history that Lady Liberty has not been portrayed as a white woman.
  
• The new coin is set to be unveiled in April and is the first in a series of new, racially diverse commemorative coins to be released by the U.S. Treasury. 
  
• Future designs will represent Lady Liberty as Hispanic-American, Asian-American, and Indian-American “to reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the United States,” the Mint wrote. Read more
  

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The finished version of the latest addition to my tea pun cross stitch patterns series. Lady Liber Tea

You can find the pattern here

rarespecimen:

Omari Dixon

Liberty Comes Out of Her Dumpster To Shame Mankind  (2017)

A variety of feet in the louvre