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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Ta-Nehisi  Coates of The Atlantic tackled the subject of race and violence in poor African-American communities.


Landrieu, who is white, thinks there is a "culture of violence" and people need to change the way they reconcile their differences. Coates, who is black, thinks there is a "culture of self-preservation" and a need to "destroy white supremacy." 


The Aspen Ideas Festival moderator is Jeffrey Goldberg. They spoke June 30, 2015.

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New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and Ta-Nehisi  Coates of The Atlantic discuss race and violence in poor African-American communities. Landrieu, who is white, thinks there is a "culture of violence" and people need to change the way they reconcile their differences. Coates, who is black, thinks there is a "culture of self-preservation" and a need to "destroy white supremacy."

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