Racing the Storm

Racial Implications and Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Discrimination & Race Relations
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Author: ISBN: 9780739159880
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: August 2, 2007
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780739159880
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: August 2, 2007
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit land and gravely affected the lives of many people in the states along the Gulf Coast. Katrina went beyond demonstrating the devastating natural effects of a hurricane by exposing the continuing significance of race relations and racial stereotyping in U.S. society.Racing the Storm serves to highlight the race-based perceptions of and responses to Katrina survivors by governmental entities, volunteers, the media, and the general public. Scholars from a variety of disciplines take on the task of analyzing the social phenomena and racial implications surrounding Hurricane Katrina.

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On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit land and gravely affected the lives of many people in the states along the Gulf Coast. Katrina went beyond demonstrating the devastating natural effects of a hurricane by exposing the continuing significance of race relations and racial stereotyping in U.S. society.Racing the Storm serves to highlight the race-based perceptions of and responses to Katrina survivors by governmental entities, volunteers, the media, and the general public. Scholars from a variety of disciplines take on the task of analyzing the social phenomena and racial implications surrounding Hurricane Katrina.

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