Citation

Sheehan R, Speights-Binet J. J. Cult. Geogr. 2019; 36(3): 346-367.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08873631.2019.1641996

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

In this article, we explore the controversy surrounding the removal of four Confederate-inspired monuments in New Orleans through the narratives of key figures and organizations. We show how pro- and anti-monument supporters employed particular tactics that informed strategies on a continuum, from indirect to direct, to deny and to address white supremacy in the landscape and beyond. These strategies differed in their degree of deference to whiteness, deference that reveals how white fragility is interwoven into the politics of social justice and equity in the memorial landscape.

Language: en

Keywords

Confederate; memorialization; memory-work; New Orleans; public space; white fragility; white supremacy