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Statue of Liberty climber says she’s not done protesting ‘white supremacy’

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Therese Patricia Okoumou has scaled public monuments, including the Statue of Liberty, to bring attention to the detention of undocumented immigrant children.

The Statue of Liberty is seen on the 130th anniversary of the dedication in New York Harbor, in New York City.

The Statue of Liberty was modeled after an Arab woman

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