Where the mayor is pushing about the statues, he states multiple reasons why it should be taken down because of the meaning of the monuments to African American people. So why have them in the first place?
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- Jun 2022
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We all know the answer to these very simple questions.When you look into this child’s eyes is the moment when the searing truth comesinto focus for us. This is the moment when we know what is right and what wemust do.We can’t walk away from this truth.
This insight to look at it from this perspective is the way everyone should see it. Can we explain this to kids? Do we want to explain why this person has a monument to kids?
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There is a difference between remembrance of history and reverence of it.For America and New Orleans, it has been a long, winding road, marked by greattragedy and great triumph. But we cannot be afraid of our truth.
Here the mayor shows a different light to look at the slave monuments. How to not hide the truth of New Orleans, instead of pushing about "how much it means to the city" but showing to have the full narrative.
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- May 2022
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t was adjacent to the trading route and portage between the Mississippi and Lake Pontchartrain via Bayou St. John, offering access to the Gulf of Mexico port of Biloxi without going downriver 100 miles; and it offered control of the entire Mississippi River Valley, at a safe distance from Spanish and English colonial settlements.[5][6][7]
Exporting & Importing is a forever lasting business. New Orleans using this to build their economy is why I think it flourished, so much so quickly. People saw the way this business connected them to networks all over the world. Increasing income flow and economic statues in New Orleans.
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ens of thousands of residents who had remained were rescued or otherwise made their way to shelters of last resort at the Louisiana Superdome or the New Orleans Morial Convention Center. More than 1,500 people were recorded as having died in Louisiana
The site of people seeking help on top of buildings and their own homes is a sight that always sticks with me. I can say the city was destroyed, but the people came together stronger than ever at this time. Shows our resilience as a city which I love and it motivates me.
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