“Centuries-old wounds are still raw because they never healed right in the first place. Here is the essential truth. We are better together than we are apart.” InspirationalTruthDiversityRace And Racism In AmericaHealing The Past Author:Mitch Landrieu
“Instead of revering a four-year brief historical aberration that was called the Confederacy we can celebrate all 300 years of our rich, diverse history as a place named New Orleans and set the tone for the next 300 years.” DiversityNew OrleansConfederate States Of America Author:Mitch Landrieu
“We have not erased history; we are becoming part of the city's history by righting the wrong image these monuments represent and crafting a better, more complete future for all our children and for future generations.” Moving OnNew OrleansFuture Generations Author:Mitch Landrieu
“I knew that taking down the monuments was going to be tough, but you elected me to do the right thing, not the easy thing, and this is what that looks like.” Difficult DecisionsTaking A Stand Author:Mitch Landrieu
“They were erected purposefully to send a strong message to all who walked in their shadows about who was still in charge in this city.” OppressionSlavery In The United States Author:Mitch Landrieu
“These statues are not just stone and metal. They are not just innocent remembrances of a benign history. These monuments purposefully celebrate a fictional, sanitized Confederacy; ignoring the death, ignoring the enslavement, and the terror that it actually stood for.” Civil WarNew OrleansHistory Of The United StatesConfederate States Of America Author:Mitch Landrieu
“There is a difference between remembrance of history and reverence of it.” History Of The United States Author:Mitch Landrieu
“The city of New Orleans showed America what it takes to rebuild a great place. We're all going together, and we're not leaving anybody behind.” TogetherAmericaCitiesBehindsLeavingNew Orleans Author:Mitch Landrieu
“One of the things that the Hillary Clinton campaign has done, I think all the mayors in America would agree, is have a detailed plan about how that money actually gets down to the ground fast.” ThinkingDoneAgreeClinton Author:Mitch Landrieu
“We`re heartened that Donald Trump wants to spend more money. I think the mayors of America would agree that we have a massive deficit in the infrastructure plan in America and we need more, but more particularly because they actually get it done. We need to know what the mechanism is going to be, how it`s gonna get to the mayors directly, so how we can get it in the ground more quickly, and we`re hoping to hear from both candidates tomorrow.” ThinkingDoneTomorrowAgree Author:Mitch Landrieu
“Race in America is not a problem you can go over, or around or under. You've got to go through it.” ProblemAmericaRaceRace In America Author:Mitch Landrieu
“One of the most special things about the city of New Orleans is how diverse a people we really are. There's been a new generation of individuals that have all grown up together, so I don't really see myself as a White mayor. I've never seen New Orleans as a Black city.” PeopleTogetherIndividualBlackWhiteCitiesGenerationsSpecialDiverseNew OrleansMayorsNew GenerationSpecial Things Author:Mitch Landrieu
“One of the things that's beautiful about New Orleans is how culturally rich we are and how well we have worked together. People call us a gumbo. It's really important that we get focused on the very simple notion that diversity is a strength, it's not a weakness.” PeopleWellsImportantTogetherBeautifulSimpleRichDiversityWeaknessNotionFocusedNew OrleansGumbo Author:Mitch Landrieu
“It's a common theme around the city of New Orleans; we're resilient people because we have to be. We love this place with all of our heart and all of our soul and I just wanted to try to do something that I could to help make it better.” PeopleTryingHeartSoulHelpingWantedCommonCitiesThemeNew OrleansResilient Author:Mitch Landrieu
“You can't hide behind race any more. You can't hide behind class structure any more. You can't hide behind family. You need to produce.” NeedsRaceBehindsClassProduceStructure Author:Mitch Landrieu
“The people of New Orleans have gotten to rock bottom. And the only way out in my mind is for them to really understand it, and then to really choose to get better.” PeopleWayMindRocksBottomGet BetterNew Orleans Author:Mitch Landrieu
