Preview | Raising Lady Liberty
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See how the unique partnership between two countries made the iconic monument possible.
She has stood at the entrance to the New York City harbor for nearly 150 years, welcoming millions who have come to start new lives. The Statue of Liberty is an enduring symbol of freedom and a metaphor for the American dream. With unseen documents and new sources, witness the story of how France and the United States came together to produce one of history's greatest monuments.
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Preview | Raising Lady Liberty
Preview: Season 23 Episode 6 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
She has stood at the entrance to the New York City harbor for nearly 150 years, welcoming millions who have come to start new lives. The Statue of Liberty is an enduring symbol of freedom and a metaphor for the American dream. With unseen documents and new sources, witness the story of how France and the United States came together to produce one of history's greatest monuments.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipOn "Secrets of the Dead"... Here we have "Statue of Liberty: Enlightening the World."
She has become a symbol of hope and freedom.
The welcome of the Statue of Liberty is a beckon to a better future.
But it almost never happened.
It was a massive engineering project.
Americans didn't do things like that.
They didn't build monuments.
Uncover the struggle behind Raising Lady Liberty on "Secrets of the Dead."
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Clip: S23 Ep6 | 2m 28s | Rare photographs reveal how the Statue of Liberty was constructed piece by piece. (2m 28s)
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