In the shadow of statues : a white Southerner confronts history
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Conejos Library District - LAJARA - NONFICTION | Adult 976 Lan | On Shelf |
Nederland Community Library - NONFICTION | 976.335 Landrieu | On Shelf |
Pines and Plains - Elizabeth Public Library - NONFICTION | ANF 976.335 LAN | On Shelf |
Rampart Library District - Woodland Park - NONFICTION | 305.8 LAN | On Shelf |
Ruby Sisson Library - NONFICTION | 976.1 LAN, M | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Viking, 2018.
Format
Book
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227 pages : 22 cm.
Language
English
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"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 legislator 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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Landrieu, M. (2018). In the shadow of statues: a white Southerner confronts history . Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Landrieu, Mitch. 2018. In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History. Viking.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Landrieu, Mitch. In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History Viking, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Landrieu, Mitch. In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History Viking, 2018.
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