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 to the whole country that race did indeed matter when it came to government assistance. In The Wrong Complexion for Protection, Robert D. Bullard and Beverly...
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New York University Press,
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: anatomy of vulnerability
- Race, place, and the environment in a small southern town: a personal perspective from Robert D. Bullard
- Growing up in a city that care forgot, New Orleans: a personal perspective from Beverly Wright
- The legacy of bias: hurricanes, droughts, and floods
- Recovery and reconstruction in post-Katrina New Orleans: a time for healing and renewal
- The wrong complexion for protection: response to toxic contamination
- Nightmare on Eno Road: poisoned water and toxic racism in Dickson, Tennessee
- Living and dying on the fenceline: response to industrial accidents
- Separate and unequal treatment: response to health emergencies, human experiments, and bioterrorism threats
- Critical conditions: fixing a broken system.
