Was the model of the statue of liberty a black slave?

Was the original Statue of Liberty a slave?

No, the original Statue of Liberty was not a slave. It was a gift from France to the United States and symbolizes freedom and democracy.

Is lady liberty a slave?

yes the original Statue of Libertyis a slave. However there was a difference, the statue in France is Black. The Statue of Liberty was originally a Black woman, but, as memory serves, it was because the model was Black.In a book called "The Journey of The Songhai People", according to Dr. Jim Haskins, a member of the National Education Advisory Committee of the Liberty-Ellis Island Committee, professor of English at the University of Florida, and prolific Black author, points out that what stimulated the original idea for that 151 foot statue in the harbor.He says thats what stimulated the idea for the creation of the statue initially was the part that Black soldiers played in the ending of Black African Bondage in the United States. It was created in the mind of the French historian Edourd de Laboulaye, chairman of the French Anti-Slavery Society, who, together with sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi,proposed to the French government that the people of France present to the people of the United States through the American Abolitionist Society, the gift of a Statue of Liberty in recognition of the fact that Black soldiers won the Civil War in the United States.It was widely known then that it was Black soldiers who played the pivotal role in winning the war, and this gift would be a tribute to their prowess. Suzanne Nakasian, director of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island Foundations' National Ethnic Campaign said that the Black Americans' direct connection to Lady Liberty is unknown to the majority of Americans, BLACK or WHITE.When the statue was presented to the U.S. Minister to France in 1884, it is said that he remonstrated that the dominant view of the broken hackles would be offensive to a U.S. South, because since the statue was a reminder of Blacks winning their freedom. It was a reminder to a beaten South of the ones who caused their defeat, their despised former captives.Documents of Proof:1.) You may go and see the original model of the Statue of Liberty, with the broken chains at her feet and in her left hand. Go to the Museum of the City of NY, Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street write to Peter Simians and he can send you some documentation.2.) Check with the N.Y. Times magazine, part II_May 18, 1986. Read the article by Laboulaye.3.) The dark original face of the Statue of Liberty can be seen in the N.Y. Post, June 17, 1986, also the Post stated the reason for the broken chains at her feet.4.) Finally, you may check with the French Mission or the French Embassy at the U.N. or in Washington, D.C. and ask for some original French material on the Statue of Liberty, including the Bartholdi original model.

Who was the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty?

The French scultor Fréderic Auguste Bartholdi (1834-1904) was the main designer of the Statue of Liberty. Gustave Eiffel, the father of the Eiffel Tower designed the internal structural supports. The original name of his master piece is "La Liberté éclairant le Monde" (Liberty Enlightening the World). This statue, made in France, was given by France to US for its Centennial of 1876. The artist also made small replicas of the statue for his own country, that can be seen at the Jardins du Luxembourg, by example. According to some sources, the model for the statue was his own mother, other sources think that a black slave was the model.

Who was the person who modeled for the making of the statue of liberty?

It is most often believed to have been Frederic Auguste Bartholdi's mother, sometimes his mistress and even as a slave.

What does the term 'liberty cap' mean?

The term 'liberty cap' refers to the conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome. The cap was used to indicate that a person had been a slave and has earned their liberty.

What is public liberty?

african slave us army soldiers

What does the term cap mean?

The term 'liberty cap' refers to the conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome. The cap was used to indicate that a person had been a slave and has earned their liberty.

How did the domestic slave trade of black women affect slave families?

Unfortunately, the slave trade of black women and black people in general was devastating to slave families. Most often, families were separated, and black women never saw their families again.

Was Arthur Ashe a slave?

Even though he was black, he was no slave.

Were there black slave owners?

Not in the USA because to be a slave you had to have black blood in your system which means that if you had black blood in your system you were not considered human but cattle and therefore a slave. However outside America there were plenty of black slave traders. And black tribesmen involved in selling other black people into slavery. The whites were the end users; the blacks and the Arabs were the suppliers. This is not true at all. William Ellison was a Black slave owner in South Carolina and the majority of slave owners in New Orleans were Black. William Ellison, whose slave name was April, became a slave magnate and expanded his business throughout the south, from South Carolina to the Mississippi River. I would strongly suggest you Google "Black Slave Owners" and I guarantee that you will have a plethora of information.

In the US slave system were the children of White slave women or Black slave men born into servitude in similar manner as were those of Black slave women?

If the father is not a slave than the child cant be born into slavery. It doesn't matter about the women its all about if the man is a slave or not

Where there black slave traders?

If you are referring to the American slave trade, the slave traders were mostly Dutch (Caucasian) but there were also black slave traders and slave owners. The most notable of them was a Virginian by the name of Anthony Johnson.