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Brut America
  • 3/25/2025
It stands tall over New York as a symbol of democracy and was just joined by a "little sister" from Paris ... Because originally, it was French.

Do you know the real story of the Statue of Liberty? Historian Laurent Turcot explains.

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00:00Ms. Liberty holds high her welcoming torch,
00:03offering freedom and peace to the oppressed of other lands.
00:07♪♪
00:27When you see the Statue of Liberty in all movies,
00:31you think of a beacon of hope, a symbol of liberty,
00:34but much more.
00:36It represents something greater than the U.S.
00:39It comes from abroad.
00:41♪♪

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