Lady Liberty, our Beacon of Freedom and Justice. 🙏🏼 “Her crown represents light with its spikes evoking sun rays extending out to the world; the tablet, inscribed with July 4, 1776 in Roman numerals, noting American independence; to symbolize the end of slavery, Bartholdi placed a broken shackle and chains at the Statue’s foot.” Words: StatueofLiberty.org Photos: Paul Seibert @beholdingeye