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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: (DLC) 2013046462 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Liza Lugo |
| ISBN: | 9781440828898 144082889X 9781306788922 1306788927 |
| OCLC Number: | 879949090 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xxix 293 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents: | Cover -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Definitions -- 1. From Slavery to Jim Crow -- 2. From Jim Crow to the Civil Rights Movement -- 3. Katrina's Scope and Devastation -- 4. Hurricane Katrina's Winds Blow in New Ordinances -- 5. The 21st Century and Legal Analysis -- 6. The Lawsuits -- 7. The Current State of Affairs -- Author's Note -- Appendix A: African-American Representation in Congress, 1870-Present -- Appendix B: African-American Firsts -- Appendix C: "Diseases and Peculiarities of the Negro Race" by Dr. Cartwright (in DeBow's Review) -- Appendix D: Famous American Civil Rights Leaders and Activists -- Appendix E: Louisiana's Deadliest Storms -- Recommended Reading -- Resources -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W. |
| Series Title: | Racism in American institutions. |
| Responsibility: | Liza Lugo. |
Abstract:
The disproportionate effect of Hurricane Katrina on African Americans was an outcome created by law and societal construct, not chance. This book takes a hard look at racial stratification in
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