Analysis Of Mayor Landrieu's Address On Confederate Monuments

In this transcript of “Mayor Landrieu’s Address on Confederate Monuments” written by Derek Cosson, Mayor Landrieu advocates for the removal of Confederate monuments located in New Orleans’. The mayor states, “it is self-evident that these men did not fight for the United States of America, they fought against it. They may have been warriors, but in this cause, they were not patriots” (pg.4, 2017). The essence of Mayor Landrieu’s argument is that these statues of Confederate soldiers are not to remain as they glorify the soldiers and the actions that they have done in the past. Statues are there to remember those who are worth remembering for their work to make the country as marvelous as can be. If there are statues of people who fought against their own country for reasons that are considered terrible as they were in the past, they should not remain out in public for others to look up to as they would for someone who fought for their country. In addition, Mayor Landrieu acknowledges that the Confederate …show more content…
I do believe that they should be considered as more of an artifact, as the mayor mentioned in his speech. They are a part of history and I understand that it is something that we should not forget, but I say that it would be better to move them to a museum or so. It is not good to look up to someone whose views are something that we have worked hard to abolish. I do not see why there have a statue of someone who fought against their own country due to wanting to keep slavery in place. I see that the statues are also considered art and for that reason, keeping them in a museum is a more exceptional decision. For those whose ancestors have suffered before the Civil War occurred, as well as for those who ancestors who have made others suffer, keeping those statues of Confederate soldiers out for others to see is a reminder of a painful past that brings up