国立アメリカ歴史博物館さんのインスタグラム写真 - (国立アメリカ歴史博物館Instagram)「12 feet tall and constructed out of papier-mâché, this Lady Liberty was carried by agricultural activists on a two-week, 230-mile march in 2000. The statue's tomatoes are also papier-mâché, but the bucket that holds them is quite real; it was once used by workers in the field. One of the marchers' demands was a small pay increase for agricultural workers: one penny more per bucket of tomatoes. Created by artist and community organizer Kat Rodriguez, this interpretation of the Statue of Liberty was a focal point for a protest march organized by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in 2000. As part of the March for Dignity, Dialogue, and a Fair Wage, the statue was carried by marchers over 230 miles between Fort Myers and Orlando, Florida, as a call for improved conditions and higher wages for agricultural workers. Rodriguez's depiction of Lady Liberty—complete with tomatoes in place of her typical torch and tablet—connects the struggles of diverse migrant farmworkers with the promise of America as represented by the original Statue of Liberty. 🗽 The papier-mâché statue’s original pedestal featured a simple message borrowed from African American poet Langston Hughes: “I, too, am America.” Use the link in our bio to watch our curator discuss the statue's design and ongoing signifigance: https://s.si.edu/3kpilnB [📷: Courtesy of Kat Rodriguez] #AmericanHistory #WomensHistory #ProtestHistory #AgriculturalHistory #LaborHistory #HispanicHeritageMonth #HHM #HHM2020 #HispanicHeritage #LatinxHistory #LatinoHistory #LatinaHistory #BecauseOfHerStory」9月16日 4時34分