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The bell was used as a symbol of freedom during the Cold War and was a popular site for protests in the 1960s. It was moved from its longtime home in Independence Hall to a nearby glass pavilion on Independence Mall in 1976, and then to the larger Liberty Bell Center adjacent to the pavilion in 2003.
Jun 27, 2012 · The Liberty Bell is one of history's most famous symbols of freedom and justice. Read about bell's creation, the crack and its adoption by the abolitionist movement as a symbol in their campaign to end the injustice of slavery.
Nov 24, 2020 · Originally known as the Pass and Stow Bell, it gained the name the ‘Liberty Bell’ in the 1830s, when an anti-slavery publication claimed that the bell’s mournful toll was a chastisement to the citizens of Philadelphia for their failure to do more in the move towards abolition.
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Sep 14, 2024 · The Liberty Bell became a symbol for the abolitionist movement in the years leading up to the Civil War. Activists and reformers saw the bell’s strong inscription as a call for freedom, connecting it to their fight against slavery in the United States.
Sep 7, 2024 · The legend that on July 4, 1776, the bell was rung to signal the Continental Congress’ adoption of the Declaration of Independence is untrue; it was rung four days later on July 8 to celebrate the first public reading of the document. In 1777, when British forces entered Philadelphia, it was hidden in an Allentown, Pennsylvania, church.
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Jul 13, 2024 · 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.
After American independence was secured, the bell fell into relative obscurity until, in the 1830s, the bell was adopted as a symbol by abolitionist societies, who dubbed it the “Liberty Bell.” The bell acquired its distinctive large crack sometime in the early 19th century—a widespread story claims it cracked while ringing after the ...
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