During World War I. when the statue appeared on posters for war bondscalled liberty bondsthe statue became a powerful symbol of this Nation and its ideals of freedom and liberty. These bonds helped raise $15 billion and played an enormous role in financing the war. The Statue of Liberty also has special meaning to the over 12 million immigrants whose first image of America was this majestic statue that overlooks Upper New York Bay and nearby Ellis Island. where these individuals took their first steps on American soil. For these freedomloving individuals. the statue served as a strong. welcoming figure representing the promise of the opportunity in their new homeland. This sentiment was captured by the Great American poet Emma Lazarus in her poem "The New Colossus." which was inscribed on the interior wall of the pedestal in 1903.
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