Wednesday, May 23, 2018

In the Shadows of Statues


In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History by Mitch Landrieu, 2018

Read this in May 2018.

A fascinating book by the former mayor of New Orleans who sparked a national debate when he made the decision to remove statues of Confederate officers including Robert E. Lee. 

It was an interesting account of his life that led him to this point in his life and included his personal journey through the race issues of his native city where his progressive father was a state senator and also a mayor responsible for desegregating New Orleans in the 1960's.

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