History Troll

As a symbol of one of our most cherished values The Liberty Bell is cracked. It's crack changed its voice as it was adopted as a symbol of abolition. It's crack silenced it's ring just as it was emerging as a powerful symbol of liberty during the divisive politics that led to the civil war. As a nation it helped gather our founders for the crafting of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution yet as we grew larger, more powerful and, like one in puberty, had to deal with our inner turmoil our voice of liberty, The Liberty Bell, cracked and effectively lost its voice even as it emerged as a national icon of liberty while we descended into the discord that set the stage for the civil war. This crack seems to be a profound symbol within the symbol in the context of our internal struggles regarding who gets liberty, what it means and how we approach our internal struggles with liberty.