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Hurricane Katrina: Crash Course Black American History #49

Hurricane Katrina: Crash Course Black American History #49

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In this episode, Clint Smith details his experience as a teenager in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina made landfall in 2005. The widespread devastation of Hurricane Katrina was a result of faulty levees and a fumbled response by FEMA, and it hit Black residents the hardest. Today, we'll take a closer look at the structural racism that made this disaster so catastrophic. Selkie: I was five when Katrina hit and I remember watching coverage about it on the news, tracking its path, and how harsh the coverage could be towards those who couldn't leave. There was this idea that they were stubborn and refusing to leave instead of not being able to due to their circumstances.
Date: 2022-10-20

Comments and reviews: 4


I also evacuated and lost my home during hurricane Katrina. It was terrible. But what is sad is that because I lived in uptown/lake vista, I was able to recover.
Neighborhoods like the Lower Ninth Ward were annihilated physically and economically by the hurricane. It s a tragedy that those areas still haven t fully recovered.
Thank you for covering Katrina, people need to be more aware of its effects and the horrid response by the government.

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This crash course series have been so enlightening and educational. You express these tough but true matters with such poise, class and conviction. Thank you crash course for doing this series and thank you Dr. Clint for leading this much needed series.
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My community on the coast of Mississippi was decimated by the hurricane (bridge destroyed, houses gone, businesses gutted, etc) We still see the effects of it today.
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I appreciate Clint sharing the personal side of this event. We need to be repeatedly reminded that in moments of history there are everyday lives being impacted.
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