He believes that this issue also involves the city of New Orleans attitudes and behavior. He states that if theses statues are taking down and the mindset set of the people of New Orleans does not change and become more open in society, removing the statues would be a waste of time. Landrieu also talks about those Americans that see the statues and automatically associate them with the long shadows their presences cast. In the essay he also talks about how they have not taken away their history but are becoming a part of the city of New Orleans history. Correcting the image of the monuments that were taking down is going to be better for the younger generations. Now since the old images of the city are becoming destroyed, but now having new symbols for all people in the city of New Orleans. The city of New Orleans has been through a lot the past decade with public debates, which a lot of anger anxiety and anticipation were displayed. The city fought with public hearings, elections by City council and reviewed by thirteen different federal and state judges to takedown the monuments Landrieu says that not only creating new symbols would be important but also to make the City a place of what is possible and that what may be done to the through the people in the
He believes that this issue also involves the city of New Orleans attitudes and behavior. He states that if theses statues are taking down and the mindset set of the people of New Orleans does not change and become more open in society, removing the statues would be a waste of time. Landrieu also talks about those Americans that see the statues and automatically associate them with the long shadows their presences cast. In the essay he also talks about how they have not taken away their history but are becoming a part of the city of New Orleans history. Correcting the image of the monuments that were taking down is going to be better for the younger generations. Now since the old images of the city are becoming destroyed, but now having new symbols for all people in the city of New Orleans. The city of New Orleans has been through a lot the past decade with public debates, which a lot of anger anxiety and anticipation were displayed. The city fought with public hearings, elections by City council and reviewed by thirteen different federal and state judges to takedown the monuments Landrieu says that not only creating new symbols would be important but also to make the City a place of what is possible and that what may be done to the through the people in the