Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans (part 1) | Category 5 Natural Disaster Devastates Gulf Coast & Chocolate Cities, But Who Profits?

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

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/08/24/timeline-hurricane-katrina-and-aftermath/32003013/

White Vigilantes During Katrina 

https://www.propublica.org/article/post-katrina-white-vigilantes-shot-african-americans-with-impunity

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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