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1. Do you think Mayor Landrieu did more good than harm? Why?
2. Why do you think many Confederate statues are still up to this day?
3. If there is another city that wants to remove Confederate monuments, should the town handle it the same or differently as NOLA?

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1. I do think Mayor Landrieu did more good than bad because when you are in a high position of power, you need to recognize that the decisions you make are not going to please everyone, so you must approach the decision knowing that while keeping calm and maintaining decorum which he did.
2. I think the main reason why these statues are still up is because of the amount of people that are in opposition to tearing them down.
3. The only difference there should be going forward is giving credit where it is due. Yes, there can be alot of different entities involved in these actions but if you can address it at all, you can address everyone involved properly

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1. I think Mayor Landrieu did more good than harm. Honestly, you cannot please everybody all of the time. You just can't. With that, of course there were people who were left unhappy. However, a considerable amount of people were please, which goes to show the good the mayor did.

2. I think many Confederate statues are still up to this day because they represent our country's history. Not everyone's first thought about these statues is their racist history. Ignoring them, to some people, gives the notion that they are ignoring/trying to erase history.

3. I think if another city were to remove Confederate monuments, they should handle it in a very similar fashion. I think it was successful that the mayor brought this issue to attention, however, I think proper credit should be awarded.

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1. I believe Mayor Landrieu did more good than harm. I think this can be a tough situation to handle while trying to make the most amount of people happy. He did all that he could while trying to keep peace.

2. I am honestly not sure why some confederate statues are still up today. Some people believe that they further ideals of white supremacy and some believe they are just a representation of history. If I had to guess, they are still up because someone would have a problem with it either way.

3. I would suggest that the city handle the situation similar to how NOLA did. I thought the situation was handled as well as they could. The only thing I would suggest is Mayor Landrieu give NOLA more credit during his speech.

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1.     I think the mayor did more good than harm. It’s hard trying to please everyone and even after everything there were still going to be people upset about whatever decision he made. These decisions also followed a lengthy public debate along with a legal process and the final decision that took place was that the monuments removal was necessary in order to move the city forward and promote racial healing. Some argued that the monuments were an important historical artifact and it was more of an attempt to remove history. Like stated before, everyone will have their own opinions about the situation and it’s not possible to please everyone.

2.     I think a lot of Confederate statues remain in place because they’re protected by state laws and regulations which makes it difficult for local communities to remove them even if they wish to do so. Another reason would be a lot of opposition towards their removal due to them being a historical artifact so there’s no easy solution towards removing/keeping them up and there’s a large debate towards the topic.

3.     I believe if another city were to remove Confederate monuments, they should handle it in a similar way. The mayor made a public announcement and tried to please the majority of the community after careful consideration. I personally believe he should have gotten more credit for his speech and decision around the removals.

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1.) I think he did more good because as a result he got the monuments taken down which was the goal in the first place.
2.) I think many of them are still up today because of the lack of knowledge and awareness as to the meaning behind them and history of them. No one has questioned them enough.
3.) I think they did a good job handling it with their use of social media, protests and fundraisers. In the future I would just make sure the spokesperson gives more credit to the other individuals involved in making it happen.

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1. I think Mayor Landrieu did a great job. Despite how he could have easily brushed this off and not addressed it, he felt compelled to address this issue amongst the slew of violence and hate crimes down South. He realized that the statues upheld this narrative, and then put himself in  position of criticisms in order to take down these statues in order to benefit his community.
2. Many Confederate statues are up to this day due to the glorification of historical figures and erasure of the darker parts of our country's past. Our education system as a whole, but particularly down South, does a great job of hiding these truths about our forefathers, enabling this glorification of racist figures.
3. I think the town should handle it similarly, but give more credit to lobbyists. In these sorts of situations, it helps to have a government figure in your corner about the issue you're tackling, not against it. Still, I think the two parties should work together.

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1. I think the Mayor did more good than harm. When you have a job like that not everyone will be pleased all the time. This is a very touchy subject so he had to do what he thought was best for his reputation and what people would be the happiest with.
2. I do not know why there are many confederate statues up today, there is lots of bad connotation with them and people should be sensitive of that.
3. I think they should handle it like NOLA, they did the best they could, and did what was best for the people which is how every city should look at it.

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1.) I think that overall Mayor Landrieu did more good than harm because it was his executive status that was the final push to get these statues removed for good. While I agree that he did not do a thorough job of crediting the grassroots organizations, he could have turned his back completely and not spoken up for the statue removals at all.

2. I think that in the South there is still an attachment to the Confederate history of the nation, and one that they are proud to demonstrate. While I agree that history should be honored and taught, I do not think the history of the Confederacy should be praised by any means which is still being done with the remaining statues today.

3.) I think that having government collaboration in the form of a governor or mayor is important, just as was done in NOLA. I think that there should also be more coverage of any and all actions from the organizations and citizens who helped push for the removal of Confederate monuments in the respective area.

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1. I think Mayor Landrieu did more good than harm as he helped a lot of people. He did all that he could in this situation.
2. I think so many Confederate statues are still up to this day because there is much background history on them. They carry much importance to some. Many don't associate racism with them as they just see them as historical figures.
3. If there is another city that wants to remove Confederate monuments, the town should handle it the same as NOLA. They should follow what they did in order to remove the monuments. The mayor should definitely give credit to NOLA and see that they helped.

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- I think Mayor Landrieu could of contributed more good to this crisis overall. Being made the designated spoke person of this crisis, comes with certain responsibilities that he cant afford to miss. Not giving the credit deserved to Take 'Em Down NOLA, is a huge error on his part.

- I think people argue that the confederate statues are still around today, due to how they are part of our "history".  Just like how most of our art and artifacts today, have some connection to some offensive time period of our history.

3 - I believe NOLA is a great example for other cities dealing with the same crisis to follow. I think they can also learn from their flaws, such as their spoke person not giving them the credit they deserved.

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1. I think he did more harm in the short run, but good in the long run. In the short run, people were upset about the change and felt that the towns/country’s history was being erased. But in the long run, it will be better for society as there won’t be as many statues or historic monuments that reflect outdated racist values in America.

2. Many Americans, especially in the South, see Confederate statues as just a part of history and they don’t want their history to be erased. Even though it might not be the nicest background, they don’t want to get rid of the past. To a point that’s not totally a bad thing. Sometimes we need to keep monuments/statues/memorials in order to remind us of the past and to not let the world get to that place again.

3. I think they should handle it in a similar way. Obviously, when you take down any monuments, people are going to get upset. To the point of protest even. The mayor listened to not only the town majority but the country and did what he felt best for the people. (I mean that’s why we elect certain people into office, right?) That being said, the Mayor of NOLA should have received more credit for what he did.

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1.     In my opinion, I think Mayor Landrieu did more good than harm. This is a difficult situation to handle while trying to please everyone at the same time. As a result, there were some people who were left unhappy. However, majority of people were pleased. Overall, Mayor Landrieu handled this situation well and made keeping the peace his top priority.

2.     I am honestly not sure why some Confederate statues are still up today. However, if I were to make a guess, I think there are many Confederate statues standing today to reflect on our country’s history.