Come hell or high water, Hurricane Katrina and the color of disaster, Michael Eric Dyson
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Come hell or high water, Hurricane Katrina and the color of disaster, Michael Eric Dyson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-255) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Come hell or high water
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
245554843
Responsibility statement
Michael Eric Dyson
Sub title
Hurricane Katrina and the color of disaster
Summary
Does George W. Bush care about black people? Does the rest of America? When Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, hundreds of thousands were left behind to suffer the ravages of destruction, disease, and even death. The majority of these people were black; nearly all were poor. The federal government's slow response is by now notorious. Yet despite the cries of outrage that have mounted since the levees broke, we have failed to confront the disaster's true lesson: to be poor, or black, in today's ownership society, is to be left behind. Combining interviews with survivors with his deep knowledge of black migrations and government policy over decades, Dyson provides the historical context that has been missing from public conversation. He explores the legacy of black suffering in America since slavery, including the ways that black people are framed in the national consciousness even today.--From publisher description
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Hurricane Katrina and the color of disaster
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- Floods -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
- African Americans + Social conditions -- 21st century
- Classism + Political aspects -- United States
- Racism + Political aspects -- United States
- Poor + Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- African Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Social conditions
- Bush, George W., George Walker, 1946- -- Relations with African Americans
- United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects
- Emergency management + Political aspects -- Gulf States
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005 + Social aspects
- African Americans + Civil rights + History -- 21st century
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005 + Political aspects
- Poor -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
- Disaster relief -- Gulf States
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- Creator1
- Subject14
- Floods -- Louisiana -- New Orleans
- African Americans + Social conditions -- 21st century
- Classism + Political aspects -- United States
- Racism + Political aspects -- United States
- Poor + Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 21st century
- African Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Social conditions
- Bush, George W., George Walker, 1946- -- Relations with African Americans
- United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects
- Emergency management + Political aspects -- Gulf States
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005 + Social aspects
- African Americans + Civil rights + History -- 21st century
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005 + Political aspects
- Poor -- United States -- Social conditions -- 21st century
- Disaster relief -- Gulf States
- Content1
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