History of the Statue of Liberty - Lesser Known Facts

Send us a textHistory of the Statue of Liberty - Lesser Known FactsThe Statue of Liberty has become such a legendary representation of New York City and America itself, it's hard to imagine a time before it found a place in the skyline. It all began in the 1860s when French poet and antislavery activist Édouard de Laboulaye proposed the idea of a post-Civil War commemoration of America's newfound freedoms and democracy. He believed France should give a great monument as a gift to the United S...