And I'm guessing the rest of you as well. So we can say that this gift was not from the south, but simply because of the south.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mvkgjb/the-statue-of-liberty-was-originally-intended-to-celebrate-the-end-of-american-slavery
How interesting that NO one mentions this, to include, so far as I know, teachers. Too embarrassing for one to admit I guess.