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“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore, send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”

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Emma Lazarus
Emma Lazarus

Emma Lazarus was an American poet who lived from July 22, 1849, to November 19, 1887. She is best known for her poem 'The New Colossus', which is inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. Lazarus's work often focused on themes of immigration and freedom, reflecting her own Jewish heritage and the experiences of immigrants in the United States. more

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