The Liberty Bell
How did a cracked bell come to represent liberty and freedom?
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Show Notes
The Liberty Bell is one of the most iconic pieces of American symbolism. Despite a crack that has rendered it useless for over a century, it still represents American liberty and freedom. But why? This is the story of the Liberty Bell.
Sources
National Park Service - https://www.nps.gov/inde/learn/historyculture/stories-libertybell.htm
US History.org - https://www.ushistory.org/libertybell/
Image by William Zhang: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liberty_Bell_2017a.jpg
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