On the recordJanuary 15, 2006
This city will be a majority African-American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have New Orleans no other way. It wouldn't be New Orleans.
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Ray Nagin
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transcripts.cnn.comRay Nagin: “This city will be a majority African-American city. It's the way God wants it to be. You can't have New Orleans no other…”
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Nagin emphasizes the importance of the city's demographic makeup and its cultural identity.
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