What phrase is inscribed on the Liberty Bell, an iconic symbol linked to America250?

The phrase inscribed on the Liberty Bell, an iconic symbol linked to America250, is “Proclaim LIBERTY Throughout all the Land.”

The wording comes from Leviticus 25:10: “Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.” The bell was commissioned in 1751 by the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly and cast in London in 1752. Local founders John Pass and John Stow recast it after it cracked soon after arriving in Philadelphia.

The bell was originally known as the State House Bell or Old State House Bell. The name “Liberty Bell” became popular in the nineteenth century, especially among abolitionists who connected its inscription with the struggle against slavery.

Popular tradition says the bell rang immediately after Congress adopted the Declaration on July 4, 1776, but there is no contemporary evidence for that story. It may have rung during the Declaration's first public reading on July 8, although historians cannot prove that either. Today it remains at the Liberty Bell Center across from Independence Hall.