![]() ![]() His father, as state senator and mayor, was a huge force in the integration of New Orleans in the 1960s and 19070s. ![]() In his first book, Mayor Landrieu discusses his personal journey on race as well as the path he took to making the decision to remove the monuments, tackles the broader history of slavery, race and institutional inequities that still bedevil America, and traces his personal relationship to this history. Lee, he struck a nerve nationally, and his speech has now been heard or seen by millions across the country. "There is a difference between remembrance of history and reverence for it." When Mitch Landrieu addressed the people of New Orleans in May 2017 about his decision to take down four Confederate monuments, including the statue of Robert E. ![]() A passionate, personal, urgent book from the man who sparked a national debate. The New Orleans mayor who removed the Confederate statues confronts the racism that shapes us and argues for white America to reckon with its past. ![]()
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