Goddess of Democracy raised anew in tribute to freedom's enduring spirit.

The spirit of freedom embodied in Tiananmen Square s Goddess of Democracy lives. onward the 10th anniversary of the massacre in Beijing--in which the statue and the pro-democracy motion it represented were brutally crushed -- a brass replica was dedicated in Freedom Park adjacent to the Newseum

The original statue -- made from plaster and foam -- was raiseed in 1989 to symbolize the freedom that Chinese citizens sought yet the Chinese army mowed it down with tanks while killing centurys of people.

Li Lu a observer leader at the time, saw the original goddes exalted and ...