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The Statue of Liberty

What is Liberty?

David McCullough, James Baldwin, Barbara Jordan and Milos Forman discuss liberty.

Aired 01/06/2012 | Rating NR

FromKen Burns

The Statue of Liberty

What is Liberty?

Clip: Episode 1 | 2m 29sVideo has Closed Captions

David McCullough, James Baldwin, Barbara Jordan and Milos Forman discuss liberty.

David McCullough, Milos Forman, Barbara Jordan, Jerzy Kosinski, Carolyn Forche, and James Baldwin discuss liberty.

Aired 01/06/2012 | Rating NR

FromKen Burns

Funding Provided by: General Motors Corporation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and the Henry Nias Foundation.

A Difficult Delivery

Video has Closed Captions

The Statue of Liberty was constructed in France and brought, in pieces, to New York City. (4m 35s)

Self-Evident Truth

Video has Closed Captions

Inscribed on the statue is the date of the United States’ Declaration of Independence. (2m 21s)

An Enduring Symbol

Video has Closed Captions

Carolyn Forche talks about how the Statue of Liberty is an enduring symbol. (31s)

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Funding Provided by: General Motors Corporation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and the Henry Nias Foundation.

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