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Édouard René de Laboulaye
ca. 1865
National Park Service, Museum Management Program
United States
French political thinker and abolitionist Édouard René Lefèbvre de Laboulaye first conceived the idea for a statue to honor liberty, affirm the historical French-American alliance, and celebrate the centennial of US independence. It was also intended, in part, to celebrate the abolition of slavery in the United States.
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- Title: Édouard René de Laboulaye
- Date Created: ca. 1865
- Contributor: National Park Service, Museum Management Program, Statue of Liberty National Monument, STLI 7.7#2
- Original Source: National Park Service, Statue of Liberty National Monument
- National Park Service Museum Catalog Number: STLI 7.7#2
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