The wrong complexion for protection : how the government response to disaster endangers African American communities

The wrong complexion for protection : how the government response to disaster endangers African American communities /

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

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Main Authors: Bullard, Robert D. (Robert Doyle), 1946- (Author), Wright, Beverly (Sociologist) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2012
Subjects:
Disaster relief > Social aspects > United States.
African Americans > Civil rights.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Racism in public welfare > United States.
Racism in social services > United States.
Racism > United States.
Disasters.
African Americans.
Prejudices.
Social history.
Disasters
Relief Work
Black or African American
Prejudice
Social Conditions
Socioeconomic Factors
United States

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