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

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"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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Bullard, Robert D. (Robert Doyle), 1946- (Autor), Wright, Beverly (Sociologist) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2012.
Temas:
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
Secours aux victimes de catastrophes > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Noirs américains > Droits.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales.
Racisme dans l'aide sociale > États-Unis.
Racisme dans les services sociaux > États-Unis.
Racisme > États-Unis.
Catastrophes.
Noirs américains.
Préjugés.
Histoire sociale.
disasters.
African American.
social history.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disasters & Disaster Relief.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Social history
Prejudices
African Americans
African Americans > Civil rights
African Americans > Social conditions
Disaster relief > Social aspects
Racism
Racism in public welfare
Racism in social services
Katastrofbistånd > sociala aspekter > Förenta staterna.
Rasism > Förenta staterna.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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