The Promise

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
immigration immigrants European immigration New Colossus Emma Lazarus State of Liberty colossal statuary monument national symbol statue Ellis Island Carolyn Forché poetry Ken Burns second wave immigration European immigration American values American Dream Liberty Freedom
Subjects
History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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The Promise

View archival film of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, and listen as European immigrants describe their reactions to the Statue of Liberty and poet Carolyn Forché reads “The New Colossus,” the poem by Emma Lazarus inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty.

This video is part of a lesson plan titled The Statue of Liberty & Immigration.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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