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1886 excerpt from the Cleveland Gazette, an African American newspaper, suggesting Statue of Liberty torch not be lit until the United States became a free nation for real (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Interesting little excerpt from The Cleveland Gazette, an African American newspaper dated November 27, 1886.

Shortly after the dedication of the Statue of Liberty, The Cleveland Gazette suggested that the statue's torch not be lit until the United States became a free nation "in reality":

"Liberty enlightening the world," indeed! The expression makes us sick. This government is a howling farce. It can not or rather does not protect its citizens within its own borders. Shove the Bartholdi statue, torch and all, into the ocean until the "liberty" of this country is such as to make it possible for an inoffensive and industrious colored man to earn a respectable living for himself and family, without being ku-kluxed, perhaps murdered, his daughter and wife outraged, and his property destroyed. The idea of the "liberty" of this country "enlightening the world," or even Patagonia, is ridiculous in the extreme.

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[–] Rucifer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago

Somebody chuck a rock at it and nock it out like a street lamp. We’re back at ridiculous again