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so you can make some simple descriptions -- mitch landrieu talked to lonnie, me, when marsalis -- lonnie, me, winton marsalis, and he did the right thing. these are in museums. we interpret. this is what this man spends his life doing. that is what we have to do. and nothing has been erased. nothing has been erased and the problem is that sometimes there is a tendency on the other site to want to erase and to say you cannot say this anymore or you cannot talk about that. we have got to continue to talk about nathan bedford forrest, but do we have to name a high school after him? i don't think so. >> we should also note, by the way, it was just this past year that mississippi finally changed its flag. >> yes. >> it took a little while. i do want to bring in the audience to a couple of polling questions we have pulled together to get a sense of where everyone's head is. there is this idea of being included in the narratives. audience, you will see this question pop up in on -- pop up on the screen. we would love for you to weigh in. vote, take part, and then we can jump off of that. the qu

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joining me now cnn political commentators bakari sellers and mitch landrieu.thank you for your time. mayor, the relief around the country is palpable, but will it always be short-lived because the funeral for daunte wright is thursday. >> well, it could be. but don't ever put me on after the great and inimitable dr. cornel west. he is unbelievable. i'll say this about. i was so relieved because it was the right verdict, but i was also very sad because george floyd is dead. very angry because daunte wright and while the verdict was being read, a young girl of color, 13 years old was killed in another police-involved episode in columbus. and you can remain hopeful, but there is a long way between the words spoken by the president, which i thought was good. what he said systemic racism is a stain on the soul of the nation, and actually making this real, making the change real that's going take a lot of time, a lot of effort, the commitment of every police officer, every citizen in the country. unless that is done, i think dr. west's words are very prophetic in th

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>> what do you think -- i asked this question to the mayor, the former mayor of new orleans, mitch landrieu. do you think the interests of white folks, do you think the interest is going to hold up? remember, when george floyd first happened, there were more people who said the polls were high. saying oh, he was murdered. as time has gone on, fewer and fewer people have said that. especially conservatives. do you think the interests of white people -- it will keep the interests of white people? and do you think it's going to be enough for that difference that you and i talk about all the time in people who really need to do the work the make the change many this country? >> it is hard to say yes, because i have never seen that in my lifetime. pain is personal. you know, drugs have been a scourge in minority communities for a long time. heroin starts making its way into suburbs. all of the sudden it's a big deal. same with meth. big deal. pain is personal. it's your kids. it's people you know. how do you feel the interconnection, the interdependence to people when you don't have the same exp