Events
Interpretations (Theory)
Primary Sources
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Where did Hurricane Katrina hit?
New Orleans, Louisiana
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What is Environmental Racism?
Environmental racism is the disproportionate exposure of marginalized communities, particularly people of color, to environmental hazards due to systemic discrimination.
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Climate change is making storms like Katrina more common and more extreme. Given these coming catastrophes, how do you intend to solve climate change?
Transition to renewable energy sources, implement sustainable practices across industries, and promote global cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
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Why did so many people choose to “ride out” the hurricane?
Many families did not have a car or other ways to leave New Orleans.
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What was the “Boasian divide?”
The Boasian divide separated culture from race and argued that it was historical precedents that defined culture.
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What is this quote referring to?
"The Office of Emergency Preparedness needs to be revamped. If their role is to have us prepared to handle a disaster such as this they FAILED. They lacked a plan, did not provide the necessary equipment, provided no direction or leadership, did not coordinate or attempt to have commanders of field operations coordinate with any state, or federal agency etc."
https://static01.nyt.com/packages/pdf/national/20060210KATRINA/document10.pdf
It is referring to how New Orleans had no way to properly evacuate everyone before the hurricane, and when Katrina did strike, they did not have the necessary resources to provide support for all the people who were being flooded.
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Why have so many black residents not returned after the hurricane?
Residents of the Lower Ninth Ward did not have the necessary finances to rebuild. City-supported amenities also did not return for quite a while. Many black families also did not have flood insurance.
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How did Locke respond to Boas’ ideas?
Locke tried to embrace Boas' ideas of a culture based on history but did not want to take away from the creative creations of African Americans. So he connected the ideas by saying that African American culture is the "genuine American folk culture... born of an intense, sustained experience of the natural world." (312)
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Many of the areas that were redlined back in the 1940s with the new deal are also some of the areas that suffered the worst flooding during Hurricane Katrina.