Hurricane Katrina: America's Unnatural Disaster (Justice and Social Inquiry)

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Mississippi. The storm devastated the region and its citizens. But its devastation did not reach across racial and class lines equally. In an original combination of research and advocacy, __Hurricane Katrina:__ __America’s Unnatural__ __Disaster__ questions the efficacy of the national and global responses to Katrina’s central victims, African Americans.This collection of polemical essays explores the extent to which African Americans and others were, and are, disproportionately affected by the natural and manmade forces that caused Hurricane Katrina. Such an engaged study of this tragic event forces us to acknowledge that the ways in which we view our history and life have serious ramifications on modern human relations, public policy, and quality of life. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina Slammed Into The Gulf Coast States Of Louisiana And Mississippi. The Storm Devastated The Region And Its Citizens. But Its Devastation Did Not Reach Across Racial And Class Lines Equally. In An Original Combination Of Research And Advocacy, Hurricane Katrina:america's Unnaturaldisasterquestions The Efficacy Of The National And Global Responses To Katrina's Central Victims, African Americans. Truth Crushed To Earth Will Rise Again : Katrina And Its Aftermath / Jeremy I. Levitt And Matthew C. Whitaker -- Letters From A Native Son : Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? / Mitchell F. Crusto -- After Katrina : Laying Bare The Anatomy Of American Caste / Bryan K. Fair -- Hurricane Katrina And The Market For Survival : The Role Of Economic Theory In The Construction And Maintenance Of Disaster / Charles R. P. Pouncy -- The Internal Revenue Code Don't Care About Poor, Black People / Andre L. Smith -- Judging Under Disaster : The Effect Of Hurricane Katrina On The Criminal Justice System / Phyllis Kotey -- From Worse To Where? African Americans, Hurricane Katrina, And The Continuing Public Health Crisis / Alyssa G. Robillard -- Failed Plans And Planned Failures : The Lower Ninth Ward, Hurricane Katrina, And The Continuing Story Of Environmental Injustice / Carlton Waterhouse -- Still Up On The Roof : Race, Victimology, And The Response To Hurricane Katrina / Kenneth B. Nunn -- Governmental Liability For The Katrina Failure / Linda S. Greene -- Katrina, Race, Refugees, And Images Of The Third World / Ruth Gordon -- Been In The Storm So Long : Katrina, Reparations, And The Original Understanding Of Equal Protection / D. Marvin Jones. Edited And With An Introduction By Jeremy I. Levitt And Matthew C. Whitaker. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [281]-306) And Index. Contents ......Page 8 Figures ......Page 10 Acknowledgments ......Page 12 Introduction: “Truth Crushed to Earth Will Rise Again”: Katrina and Its Aftermath......Page 14 1. Letters from a Native Son: Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?......Page 36 2. After Katrina: Laying Bare the Anatomy of American Caste......Page 48 3. Hurricane Katrina and the “Market” for Survival: The Role of Economic Theory in the Construction and Maintenance of Disaster......Page 63 4. The Internal Revenue Code Don’t Care about Poor, Black People......Page 94 5. Judging under Disaster: The Effect of Hurricane Katrina on the Criminal Justice System......Page 118 6. From Worse to Where?: African Americans, Hurricane Katrina, and the Continuing Public Health Crisis......Page 145 7. Failed Plans and Planned Failures: The Lower Ninth Ward, Hurricane Katrina, and the Continuing Story of Environmental Injustice......Page 169 8. “Still Up on the Roof”: Race, Victimology, and the Response to Hurricane Katrina......Page 196 9. Governmental Liability for the Katrina Failure......Page 219 10. Katrina, Race, Refugees, and Images of the Third World......Page 239 11. “Been in the Storm So Long”: Katrina, Reparations, and the Original Understanding of Equal Protection......Page 268 Epilogue......Page 290 Bibliography ......Page 294 Contributors ......Page 320 Index ......Page 326 On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Mississippi. The storm devastated the region and its citizens. But its devastation did not reach across racial and class lines equally. In an original combination of research and advocacy, Hurricane Katrina: America’s Unnatural Disaster questions the efficacy of the national and global responses to Katrina’s central victims, African Americans.This collection of polemical essays explores the extent to which African Americans and others were, and are, disproportionately affected by the natural and manmade forces that caused Hurricane Katrina. Such an engaged study of this tragic event forces us to acknowledge that the ways in which we view our history and life have serious ramifications on modern human relations, public policy, and quality of life. (20080715) On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana and Mississippi. The storm devastated the region and its citizens. But its devastation did not reach across racial and class lines equally. In an original combination of research and advocacy, Hurricane Americas Unnatural Disaster questions the efficacy of the national and global responses to Katrinas central victims, African Americans. This collection of polemical essays explores the extent to which African Americans and others were, and are, disproportionately affected by the natural and manmade forces that caused Hurricane Katrina. Such an engaged study of this tragic event forces us to acknowledge that the ways in which we view our history and life have serious ramifications on modern human relations, public policy, and quality of life.