Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Statue of Liberty

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Synopsis
Give me your tired, your poor

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...

Who wrote these words? And why?

In 1883, Emma Lazarus, deeply moved by an influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe, wrote a sonnet that was to give 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, slowly came to shape our hearts, defining us as a nation that welcomes and gives refuge to those who come to our shores.

Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winner

Copyright:
2010

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780547488134
Related ISBNs:
9780547468068
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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Copyrighted By:
Linda Glaser
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Children's Books, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality
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Bookshare Staff
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