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The Wrong Complexion for Protection: How the Government Response to Disaster Endangers African American Communities

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By (author): Beverly Wright Robert D. Bullard

Uncovers the ways the United States government responds to natural and human-induced disasters in relation to race over the past eight decades
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 Wright place the government response to natural and human-induced disasters in historical context over the past eight decades. They compare and contrast how the government responded to emergencies, including environmental and public health emergencies, toxic contamination, industrial accidents, bioterrorism threats and show that African Americans are disproportionately affected. Bullard and Wright argue that uncovering and eliminating disparate disaster response can mean the difference between life and death for those most vulnerable in disastrous times.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 567g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 23 Jul 2012
  • Publisher: New York University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780814799932

About Beverly WrightRobert D. Bullard

Robert D. Bullard (Author) Robert D. Bullard is Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy at Texas Southern University and Director of the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice. He is former Dean of the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs and author and co-author of several books including Dumping in Dixie: Race Class and Environmental Quality and Environmental Health and Racial Equity in the United States: Strategies for Building Just Sustainable and Livable Communities. Beverly Wright (Author) Beverly Wright is Founder and Executive Director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice. She is the co-author of Race Place and Environmental Justice after Hurricane Katrina: Struggles to Reclaim Rebuild and Revitalize New Orleans.

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