No, it was designed by a French architect and gifted to the U.S.A from the French as a sign of friendship
The face was from the mother of the sculpture according to the museum on site.
The original model of the statue was inspired by the figure of a female Arab peasant, enlarged to colossal proportions. The full text of the post reads, “The original statue was a black woman given to us by France to pay homage to the slaves that were brought here by force. Source - Reuters
No
Lol, no
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