In the Shadow of Statues

Posted on 26 October 2018 by Mitch Landrieu

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 A passionate, personal, urgent book from the man who sparked a national debate 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 Lee, he struck a nerve nationally, and his speech has now been heard or seen by millions across the country 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 His father, as state senator and mayor, was a huge force in the integration of New Orleans in the 1960s and 19070s Landrieu grew up with a progressive education in one of the nation s most racially divided cities, but even he had to relearn Southern history as it really happened.Equal parts unblinking memoir, history, and prescription for finally confronting America s most painful legacy,In the Shadow of Statues will contribute strongly to the national conversation about race in the age of Donald Trump, at a time when racism is resurgent with seemingly tacit approval from the highest levels of government and when too many Americans have a misplaced nostalgia for a time and place that never existed. Read In the Shadow of Statues – kino-fada.fr People are somehow reading this history book and getting distracted by the fact that the author is a politician But let s not be so cynical that we overlook the issue of race solely because someone in the public square is raising it A white politician is an ideal messenger for an historical account of race relations in the Deep South and the rest of the U.S This is a book review of the content of Mayor Landrieu s message and the manner of his delivery I love the fact that Landrieu chose to d People are somehow reading this history book and getting distracted by the fact that the author is a politician But let s not be so cynical that we overlook the issue of race solely because someone in the public square is raising it A white politician is an ideal messenger for an historical account of race relations in the Deep South and the rest of the U.S This is a book review of the content of Mayor Landrieu s message and the manner of his delivery I love the fact that Landrieu chose to deliver his take on the history of race in the form of a story about his childhood in New Orleans, the comparative experience of his black friends living there, and how time he spent atte...I m trying to read up on possible Democratic candidates for the 2020 presidential race Mitch Landrieu, currently mayor of New Orleans and formerly Lt Governor of Louisiana, has been mentioned as a dark horse, lurking on the edges of the political landscape Landrieu s new book, In the Shadow of Statues A White Southerner Confronts History , is a good look at three major issues that he has handled in his time in the two major offices he has held in Louisiana Landrieu writes about his family I m trying to read up on possible Democratic candidates for the 2020 presidential race Mitch Landrieu, currently mayor of New Orleans and formerly Lt Governor of Louisiana, has been mentioned as a dark horse, lurking on the edges of the political landscape Landrieu s new book, In the Shadow of Statues A White Southerner Confronts History , is a good look at three major issues that he has handled in his time in the two major offices he has held in Louisiana Landrieu writes about his family his father Moon was for many years mayor of New Orleans and his liberal upbringing Born in 1960 one of nine children to Moon and Vera Landrieu Mitch went to Catholic schools and colleges and eventually became a lawyer, like his fat...There s a lot to like about this book Mitch Landrieu, mayor of New Orleans, gives, I think, an honest and down to earth account of his life, from his youth growing up in New Orleans, to his early tangles in state legislature with neo Nazi David Duke, to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, and finally, to the removal of the four Confederate monuments from New Orleans in 2017 I appreciated that Landrieu s recollections felt clear eyed, and he doesn t mince words he is vocal in his admonition of There s a lot to like about this book Mitch Landrieu, mayor of New Orleans, gives, I think, an honest and down to earth account of his life, from his youth growing up in New Orleans, to his early tangles in state legislature with neo Nazi David Duke, to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, and finally, to the removal of the four Confederate monuments from New Orleans in 2017 I appreciated that Landrieu s recollections felt clear eyed, and he doesn t mince words he is vocal in his...A brief book commissioned by a mayor there is no way he wrote this who was vaulted to moderate political stardom for defeating inanimate objects The truth is under Landrieu New Orleans has rapidly gentrified, with its black population declining and forced to the West Bank The culture is actively diluted as residents are forced out by AirBNB I live across from the Faubourg Treme, birthplace of Jazz and America s oldest integrated neighborhood Beauregard of statue fame once live...If you are following or taking part in the debate over the Confederate Statues, this book is a must read Landrieu not only provides some autobiographic details, but he also removed the statues in New Orleans His story abou...I grew up in the cradle of the Civil War, a city where Fort Sumter is part of who we are and always will be I m from Charleston., S.C Do love that city with all its flaws When I was young, my family attended a church downtown that had a gym right across from the slave market I always walked through that place because it was a like a maze for me It stretched for a few blocks, had a concrete floor, a low roof and oppressively hot in the summer even with it open to the street on both sides I g...One can t help but wonder if this book will be a launching pad to the presidency as Obama s Dreams of My Father was It s sincere and passionate Mitch comes off as the next Bill Clinton but without the sleaze He tells his life story as well as the trauma of Hurricane Katrina If you read the acknowledgments at the end of the book you might question how muc...This book was too much like a political campaign ad for my taste.Part memoir, part, political history, and part expose on race relations in Louisiana I loved hearing Mitch Landrieu s side of the story about the controversial decision to take down the confederate monuments in New Orleans Having lived in Louisiana as an out of stater, better able to objectively view the social and political landscapes that shape the state , I understand how important those statues were to the identity of the city and empathize with the struggle he went through as Mayor Indu Part memoir, part, political history, and part expose on race relations in Louisiana I loved hearing Mitch Landrieu s side of the story about the controversial decision to take down the confederate monuments in New Orleans Having lived in Louisiana as an out of stater, better able to objectively view the social and political landscapes that shape the state , I understand how important those statues were to the identity of the city and empathize with...Perfect Extremely well written, scholarly and with heart Love this book about a city I love Couldn t have come at a better time.

26 October 2018

Mitch Landrieu