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Friday, May 19, 2017
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<p><em>I WANT TO TRY TO GENTLY PEEL FROM YOUR HANDS THE GRIP ON A FALSE NARRATIVE OF OUR HISTORY THAT I THINK WEAKENS US. AND MAKE STRAIGHT A WRONG TURN WE MADE MANY YEARS AGO --- SO WE CAN MORE CLOSELY CONNECT WITH INTEGRITY TO THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLES OF OUR NATION AND FORGE A CLEARER AND STRAIGHTER PATH TOWARD A BETTER CITY AND A MORE PERFECT UNION.&nbsp;</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.nola.gov/getattachment/Mayor/Press-Conferences/5-19-17-Speech-Truth_Removing-Confederate-Monuments-in-New-Orleans_Mayor-Mitch-Landrieu.pdf/">FULL TRANSCRIPT&gt;&gt;</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uJ0Kp9X4eI">VIDEO&gt;&gt;</a></p>