Connecting Environmental Racism/segregation in this political true crime saga. Hurricane Katrina, the August 29, 2005 Category 5 hurricane that slammed into New Orleans and the Gulf Coast devastated black American communities, including the historically black Lower Ninth Ward.
Learn about the key players involved: Mayor Ray Nagin, D-Governor Kathleen Blanco, and George W Bush, the at the time vacationing president of the United States.
Why did the levees break? How was the Lower Ninth Ward destroyed? How could a disaster like this happen?
Part 1 of a 2 part series.
Books
The Great Deluge by Douglas Brinkley
Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster by Michael Eric Dyson
Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink
The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein
How to Kill A City by Peter Moscowitz
Articles
Native People of New Orleans
http://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/nola-tribes
Mardi Gras Indians
https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/history/mardi-gras-indians/
Kofi Annan Declares Iraq War Illegal:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/sep/16/iraq.iraq
August 29th 2005 | The Day Katrina Hit
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-katrina-slams-into-gulf-coast
Essential Hurricane Katrina Timeline | National Geographic {Paywall}
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/9/weather-hurricane-katrina-timeline/
Hurricane Katrina Timeline | USA Today
White Vigilantes During Katrina
Mayor Ray Nagin (Follow Up)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Nagin
Levees (a basic summary)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levee
Sound Clips
Memorable Moments Hurricane Katrina
[Timestamp 1:45-2:18]
CBS News John Roberts Reporting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD0-dvQfARk
Weather Channel - Hurricane Katrina - August 25, 2005 (Tropical Update)
[Timestamp 3:15-4:05]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZo2kBWQRzU&feature=youtu.be
Hurricane Katrina Coverage: (8/26/2005) - The Weather Channel
[Timestamp 1:49-2:46]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOX8gkbCMnU&feature=youtu.be
C-Span | August 28 2005 President Bush Remarks
[1:09-1:41]
https://www.c-span.org/video/?188604-1/presidential-remarks
C-Span | August 30 2005 Kathleen Blanco Remarks
[0:00-1:18]
https://www.c-span.org/video/?188622-1/hurricane-katrina-relief-efforts
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