TY  - GEN
AB  - 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.
AU  - Bullard, Robert D., 
AU  - Bullard, Robert D., 
AU  - Wright, Beverly, 
AU  - Wright, Beverly, 
CN  - HV555.U6
DO  - 10.18574/nyu/9780814799932.001.0001
DO  - doi
ID  - 1479986
JF  - New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
KW  - African Americans
KW  - African Americans
KW  - Disaster relief
KW  - Racism in public welfare
KW  - Racism in social services
KW  - Racism
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General
KW  - Black communities.
KW  - Katrina.
KW  - climate change.
KW  - disaster response.
KW  - environmental justice.
KW  - father of environmental justice.
KW  - flooding.
KW  - government assistance.
KW  - government response to disaster.
KW  - racial injustice.
KW  - toxic waste.
LA  - eng
LA  - In English.
LK  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814763841
N2  - 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.
SN  - 9780814763841
T1  - The Wrong Complexion for Protection :How the Government Response to Disaster Endangers African American Communities /
TI  - The Wrong Complexion for Protection :How the Government Response to Disaster Endangers African American Communities /
UR  - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780814763841
ER  -