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There is a difference between remembrance of history and reverence of it.

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, in defense of his decision to urge the city council to remove four Confederate monuments from the city. Hours after his speech on Friday, the last of the four was taken down.

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, in defense of his decision to urge the city council to remove four Confederate monuments from the city. Hours after his speech on Friday, the last of the four was taken down.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.