The Wrong Complexion for Protection: How the Government Response to Disaster Endangers African American Communities

by Robert D. Bullard and Beverly Wright

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Uncovers the ways the United States government responds to natural and human-induced disasters in relation to race over the past eight decades

When the images of desperate, hungry, thirsty, sick, mostly black people circulated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it became apparent to the whole country that race did indeed matter when it came to government assistance. In The Wrong Complexion for Protection, Robert D. Bullard...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0814799930

ISBN13:9780814799932

Release Date:July 2012

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.35 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

African-American Studies Discrimination & Racism Race Relations Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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