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The Goddess of Democracy, a statue first erected and destroyed in Tiananmen Square in 1989, has become a symbol of protest in Hong Kong and across the world. In #AHAPerspectives, Jeffrey Wasserstrom tells her story. #histodons @histodons https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/december-2023/the-fallen-goddess-a-different-sort-of-statue-story