s m i l e & b e h a p p y :DD

prospecthummerr: sailorpizza: bfleuter: Hiiiiiiiii!

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:02:42 -0400

prospecthummerr:

sailorpizza:

bfleuter:

Hiiiiiiiii!

bepeu: reason i want to be dog cute fluffy sleep a lot no exam s

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:02:13 -0400

bepeu:

reason i want to be dog

cute

fluffy

sleep a lot

no exam s

rabioheab: earlier this year 2 boys got expelled from my school for going on a teachers email and...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:01:59 -0400

rabioheab:

earlier this year 2 boys got expelled from my school for going on a teachers email and sending another teacher an email that says “you’re a disgusting little man” and i laugh about it all the time because imagine opening an email from your coworker and thinking it’s important and then it says that

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synestheticquandries: addisonblackdays: thereisterrorinthesky:...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:01:13 -0400

synestheticquandries:

addisonblackdays:

thereisterrorinthesky:

Credit goes to one Jason Taylor for this post on Facebook

Internet rumors have prompted new research into the origins of the Statue of Liberty, American’s 151-foot-tall monument to freedom erected in New York Harbor in 1886.

The traditional view, as taught to American schoolchildren for the past hundred years, holds that Lady Liberty was created to commemorate the friendship forged between the United States and France during the Revolutionary War. By 1903, when the statue was inscribed with Emma Lazarus’s poetic words, “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” it had come to symbolize America’s status as a safe haven for refugees and immigrants from every corner of the world.

The rumors, which have circulated in various forms and served as the direct inspiration for National Park Service anthropologist Rebecca Joseph’s decision to revisit the Statue of Liberty’s past, tell quite a different story:

A History Lesson
It is hard to believe that after my many years of schooling secondary and post) the following facts about the Statue of Liberty was never taught. Hundreds of thousands if not millions of people including myself have visited the Statue of Liberty over the years but yet I’m unable to find one person who knows the true history behind the Statue- amazing. Yes,amazing that so much important Black history (such as this) is hidden from us (Black and White). What makes this even worse is the fact that the current twist on history perpetuates and promotes white supremacy at the expense of Black Pride.

During my visit to France I saw the original Statue of Liberty. 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 that 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 Simmons 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.

You can call in September (202) 944-6060 or 6400. Please pass this information along!

Oh my god! Im not American but this shocks me. How can this not be known? & why does it not have many reblogs?

This is really interesting. If all of this is true, this is a remarkable claim. I want to hear more about this.

iamthemeep: kyrianne: If you’re ever depressed, just look at porn titles. It’ll make everything...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:59:56 -0400

iamthemeep:

kyrianne:

If you’re ever depressed, just look at porn titles.

It’ll make everything better.

The da vinci load

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americanonline: americanonline: look at how frickin content this snail is with his little...

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:54:08 -0400

americanonline:

americanonline:

look at how frickin content this snail is with his little stick

i think we all need to calm down and look at this snail again

jesussbabymomma: jesussbabymomma: is it petsmart or petsmart thanks

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:53:56 -0400

jesussbabymomma:

jesussbabymomma:

is it petsmart or petsmart

thanks

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excalilbur: excalilbur: what do you call bears without ears b’s

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:53:37 -0400

excalilbur:

excalilbur:

what do you call bears without ears

b’s

figurants: altering your vocabulary to exclude harmful terms makes the world a more enjoyable and...

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:38:23 -0400

figurants:

altering your vocabulary to exclude harmful terms makes the world a more enjoyable and safe place for you and the people around you and also it is not very hard trust me i did it and i don’t do much

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My favourite games to play on Tumblr are

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:13:37 -0400

larrysshowersthatarebritish:

opening-a-shop:

nowealth-noruin:

serverussnape-always:

Is that John Green

Is it meaningful or is BBC just too cheap to buy other props

Sherlock fandom u ok

Can you spot the vegan

Was that a hipster post or Doctor Who

Is it night bloggers or just the Australians

Hardmode:

Is it the Australian night bloggers

The new nerve wrecking

Did I or did I not press anon

Are they mad or just too busy to reply

Also Commonly Used:

is this a fic yet or

me: [walking past book store]

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:13:07 -0400

me: [walking past book store]
me: [bREATHES HEAVILY]
mom: no

ellesugars: im rolling around on the floor ive done nothing all day and its dreary and rainy and i...

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:13:02 -0400

ellesugars:

im rolling around on the floor ive done nothing all day and its dreary and rainy and i am so bored

when the teacher says pair up but no one likes u

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:12:59 -0400

when the teacher says pair up but no one likes u

kill-whitepeople: charmandork: fatflagrantfeminist: thedarkcho...

Wed, 22 May 2013 23:49:27 -0400

kill-whitepeople:

charmandork:

fatflagrantfeminist:

thedarkchocolatedandy:

beam-meh-up-scotty:

Kanye West getting deep on twitter

SOLID.

this is why I love this man.

Okay, if you don’t love Kanye, I question you and will forever until you learn.
I’ve never had a man ask me straight up if it was okay to use the word “bitch” even endearingly.
Not once.

is this real

yes

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/04/kanye-west-introspective-word-bitch_n_1853966.html