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Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster

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When Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, hundreds of thousands were left in the back of 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 to local appeals for assist is by now notorious. Yet in spite of 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 in the back of. Displaying the intellectual rigor, political passion, and personal empathy that have won him acclaim and fans all across the color line, Michael Eric Dyson offers a searing assessment of the meaning of Hurricane Katrina. Combining interviews with survivors of the disaster with his deep knowledge of black migrations and government policy over decades, Dyson provides the historical context that has been sorely missing from public conversation. He explores the legacy of black suffering in The usa since slavery and ties its psychic scars to today’s crisis. And, in spite of everything, his critique of the way black people are framed in the national consciousness will shock and surprise even the most politically savvy reader. With this clarion call Dyson warns us that we will be able to only find redemption as a society if we acknowledge that Katrina used to be more than an engineering or emergency response failure. From the TV newsroom to the Capitol Building to the backyard, we should change the way we relate to the black and the poor among us. What’s at stake is at least the way forward for democracy.
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