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The inscription of liberty on the State House bell (now known as the Liberty Bell) went unnoticed during the Revolutionary War. After the war, abolitionists seeking to end slavery in America were inspired by the bell's message.
Topics range from the founding of the State House bell (now known as the Liberty Bell) to its use by abolitionists and civil rights advocates. For International Visitors Written information about the Liberty Bell is available in a dozen languages.
The park represents the founding ideals of the nation, and preserves national and international symbols of freedom and democracy, including Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.
The old State House bell was first called the “Liberty Bell” by a group trying to abolish slavery. These abolitionists remembered the words on the bell and in the 1830s adopted it as a symbol of their cause.
First called the "Liberty Bell" by abolitionist publications in the 1830s, the bell thereafter was adopted as a symbol to promote a wide variety of causes, from women’s rights to civil rights, to protests against political oppression.
See the famous bell, but also explore the exhibits to go beyond the iconic crack. Learn how an ordinary State House bell was transformed into an extraordinary symbol. Abolitionists, women's suffrage advocates and Civil Rights leaders took inspiration from the inscription on this bell.
Shaped by national and world events, the power of the 2,000-pound Liberty Bell’s message grows in strength: a wreath is laid beneath the bell to commemorate the Thirteenth Amendment, which made slavery illegal in the United States; a crowd gathers outside the Liberty Bell Pavilion for a candlelight vigil to exercise their First Amendment ...
The Liberty Bell is the most venerated symbol of patriotism in the United States; its fame as an emblem of liberty is worldwide. In the affections of the American people today it overshadows even Independence Hall, although veneration for the latter began much earlier.
Answer the Essential Questions with the class and add their answers to the chart. Review with students that the Liberty Bell is a symbol of freedom, liberty, hope, and so on. Ask students if they think our soldiers overseas would know the Liberty Bell as a symbol.
Example: early history of the Liberty Bell - red; facts about abolitionists - orange; facts about the Civil Rights Movement - green; facts about suffragists - blue; symbolism of the Liberty Bell today - yellow.