Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

The influence of ancient Greece is easily identified, and the wings on top belong to an American eagle. That's standard fare. Now, look for the influence of Native Americans. It was the Cherokee who gave this courthouse guardian her name: 'Beloved Woman of Justice.' In every Cherokee village was a female elder known as 'the beloved woman.' [2009]

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