New Orleans Mayor: Confederate Symbols Testament to ‘False Narrative of History’

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LANDRIEU: "Well you know, as -- as the nation tries to lurch toward healing, it’s really important that people feel open and inclusive. The city of New Orleans has always prided itself on being a diverse place, a place where all people are welcome, a place where all kinds of people can come and enjoy themselves. Those monuments have been up there as a testament to -- in -- in my opinion, what was a false narrative of history. You have a city of 67 percent of African-Americans. Individuals have to walk by those statues which are in public places of reverence and it was just really not who I thought the city of New Orleans was and who we ever were."