SEPTEMBER 11: Bearing Witness to History
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"...people were coming in from Japan to see that site and to leave offerings at the location..."
Peter Liebhold

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"I thought it was really important to understand normalcy before September 11..."
Peter Liebhold
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"...you kind of have to set that aside and think of it as a curator..."
Shelly Foote





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