Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty
Author(s) | Linda Glaser |
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Illustrator(s) | Claire Nivola |
Age Group | 4-7 |
Publisher | Clarion Books |
ISBN | 978-0544105089 |
Year | 2013 |
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"Give me your tired, your poor
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..."
In 1883, Emma Lazarus, deeply moved by an influx of immigrants from eastern Europe, wrote a sonnet that gave a voice to the Statue of Liberty. Originally a gift from France to celebrate our shared national struggles for liberty, the statue, thanks to Emma's poem, came to define us as a nation that welcomes immigrants.
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