Homework 3
TALK BACK: MITCH LANDRIEU’S SPEECH
Assignment: Listen to Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s speech on the removal of Confederate Statues in New Orleans. Then think about the social, cultural, and political implications of his approach for other cities in North America.
In Part #1: DESCRIBE the historical contexts of New Orleans that led Mayor Mitch Landrieu to support the removal of Confederate Statues there.
In Part #2: ANALYZE the social, cultural, and political implications of his argument. Do you agree with his decision? Is New Orleans a special case, or should his approach be adopted everywhere in the United States? Can you imagine a situation where keeping Confederate Statues is a better option than removing them from public spaces?