Bibliograph

In the shadow of statues, a White Southerner confronts history, Mitch Landrieu

Type

Label

In the shadow of statues, a White Southerner confronts history, Mitch Landrieu

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 215)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In the shadow of statues

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1012775511

Responsibility statement

Mitch Landrieu

Sub title

a White Southerner confronts history

Summary

"There is a difference between remembrance of history and reverence for it." When Landrieu addressed the people of New Orleans in May 2017 about his decision to take down four Confederate monuments, he struck a nerve nationally. Here he 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. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Prologue: Can someone get me a crane? -- Broadmoor -- Learning to see what's in front of me -- David Duke and Donald Trump, a nightmare loop -- Politics in disaster time -- Rebuilding and mourning in NOLA -- The shadow of Robert E. Lee -- Epilogue -- Truth: Remarks on the removal of Confederate monuments in New Orleans (speech made at Gallier Hall, May 19, 2017)

Target audience

adult

Classification