7/6: Sunday Morning – CBS News Watch CBS News Hosted by Mo Rocca. In our cover story, Rocca examines the history of the Statue of Liberty and how it became a beacon for immigrants. Also: Ben Mankiewicz talks with Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary and screenwriter Carl Gottlieb about the making of “Jaws”; Robert Costa interviews … Read more
How Lady Liberty became a beacon for immigrants – CBS News Watch CBS News The Statue of Liberty, France’s gift to the United States, was originally viewed as a tribute to the end of slavery. But poet Emma Lazarus reimagined Lady Liberty as a “mother of exiles,” welcoming immigrants to the shores of America. Correspondent … Read more
From the archives: Charles Kuralt on the Statue of Liberty – CBS News Watch CBS News The reopening of Ellis Island to the public during America’s bicentennial year prompted CBS News’ Charles Kuralt to offer his thoughts on the sight of Lady Liberty as viewed by generations of immigrants, and on the diversity of a … Read more