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:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0814799949

ISBN13:9780814799949

Release Date:September 2023

Publisher:New York University Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.01 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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

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