Mitch Landrieu, Part 2: A White Southerner Confronts History
Oprah's conversation with former New Orleans Mayor\xa0Mitch\xa0Landrieu continues.\xa0Mitch\xa0documents the historical removal of four Confederate monuments from New Orleans in his New York Times best-selling memoir, "In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History."\xa0In his book, Mitch\xa0writes,\xa0"Here is what I know about race. You can't go over it. You can't go under it. You can't go around it. You have to go through it."\xa0As the country remains divided along racial and political lines,\xa0Mitch\xa0and Oprah discuss the importance of forgiveness and how acknowledging the mistakes of the past is the only true path to healing. Oprah also asks\xa0Mitch\xa0whether he has any plans to run for president of the United States of America. (Please note that this conversation includes strong language in the context of discussing racism in the United States.)