There are several phrases associated with the Statue of Liberty, but the most recognizable is “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” This quote comes from Emma Lazarus’ sonnet, New Colossus, which she wrote for a fundraiser auction to raise money for the pedestal upon which the Statue of Liberty now sits.
"The New Colossus" is a sonnet that American poet Emma Lazarus (1849–1887) wrote in 1883 to raise money for the construction of a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty. In 1903, the poem was cast onto a bronze plaque and mounted inside the pedestal's lower level.
Statue of Liberty National Monument. Emma Lazarus’ Famous Poem. A poem by Emma Lazarus is graven on a tablet . within the pedestal on which the statue stands.
… many critics took recalled the famous words of the Statue of Liberty 'Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor': … Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land, Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles.
When the Statue of Liberty was completed in 1886, it was a symbol of friendship with France, and a celebration of democracy and the end of American slavery. It wasn’t, however, the symbol of welcome to the world’s tired and “huddled masses” that it is today.
General Statue of Liberty ; … The New Colossus. Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, … With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
The last stanza of the sonnet was set to music by Irving Berlin as the song "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor" for the 1949 musical Miss Liberty, which was based on the sculpting of the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World).
Emma Lazarus — ‘Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, th…
Give me your tired, your poor, … A citizens committee invited famous authors to write appropriate words and donate their … The Statue of Liberty page 16; …
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