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Author:
Bullard, Robert D. (Robert Doyle), 1946-
Title:
The wrong complexion for protection : how the government response to disaster endangers African American communities / Robert D. Bullard and Beverly Wright.
Publisher:
New York University Press,
Copyright Date:
c2012
Description:
xviii, 299 p. : maps; 24 cm.
Subject:
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.
Other Authors:
Wright, Beverly, Ph. D.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
ISBN:
0814763847 (ebook)
9780814763841 (ebook)
0814771939 (ebook)
9780814771938 (ebook)
0814799930 (cl : alk. paper)
9780814799932 (cl : alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)775329538
LCCN:
2012004485
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)
OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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