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In the Shadow of Statues

A White Southerner Confronts History

Mitch Landrieu

This thought-provoking book by Mitch Landrieu, the New Orleans mayor who removed Confederate statues, delves into the racism that still shapes America and urges white Americans to confront their past. Landrieu explores his personal journey on race and his decision to remove the controversial monuments, while also examining history, institutional inequities, and his father's role in the integration of New Orleans. In the Shadow of Statues is part memoir, part history, and an important contribution to the national conversation about race in the age of Donald Trump.
Publish Date
2018-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
2018-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.03
ISBN
9780525559467
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
An ultimately optimistic take from someone who believes the South will rise again not by reasserting the past, but by transcending it.      source