How Do Hurricane Katrina's Winds Blow?: Racism in 21st-Century New Orleans

by Liza Lugo and Liza Treadwell

The disproportionate effect of Hurricane Katrina on African Americans was an outcome created by law and societal construct, not chance. This book takes a hard look at racial stratification in American today and debunks the myth that segregation is a thing of the past.

An outstanding resource for students of African American history, government policy, sociology, and human rights, as well as readers interested in socioeconomics in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440828881
• ISBN13: 9781440828881
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.4"