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Brooklyn's Liberty Pole stands as enduring symbol of American defiance

Before there was a Brooklyn, there was a flagpole, and since the earliest days of our country, it stood as a symbol of freedom and self-determination. As we approach America's 250th birthday, CBS News New York's Hannah Kliger shows us the place where our flag first waved over the town of New Utrecht.
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