Quote of the Day -- On Taking Down Confederate Statues

"The Confederacy was on the wrong side of history and humanity. It sought to tear apart our nation and subjugate our fellow Americans to slavery. This is the history we should never forget and one that we should never again put on a pedestal to be revered." 

--New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu

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New Orleans takes down Confederate monument

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Civil War General's Statue

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Landrieu speech: The Confederacy lost 

New Orleans mayor made a speech on race 

and history we all need to hear

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Mitch Landrieu's Confederate monuments speech earning praise

Confederate monument removal in New Orleans inspires St. Louis

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