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Article from "A Katrina Reader: Readings by and for Anti-Racist Educators and Organizors
Legacies: Racism and Resistance in New Orleans Before and After Katrina

A Reader for Katrina solidarity classes and reading groups

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Legacies Table of Contents
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SOME HISTORY OF RACISM AND RESISTANCE IN NEW ORLEANS BEFORE KATRINA
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"THEY LEFT US HERE TO DIE"
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WHERE THERE IS OPPRESSION, THERE IS RESISTANCE

SOME EXAMPLES OF GRASSROOTS RACIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZING IN NEW ORLEANS AFTER KATRINA

ANTI-RACIST SOLIDARITY: SOME PERSPECTIVES AND TOOLS (primarily for white activists)
SOME RESOURCES AND LINKS

Section I: SOME HISTORY OF RACISM AND RESISTANCE IN NEW ORLEANS BEFORE KATRINA

A. Prelude

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B. A Bit of History


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C. Some Examples of Resistance since the 1970's

 

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Section II: "THEY LEFT US HERE TO DIE"

“They left us here to die, and when we didn’t die, they tried to drive us out of our homes, and when we didn’t leave, they said they would knock our houses down,” said Mama Dee. Mama Dee is a community activist and elder who has lived her entire life in New Orleans’ Seventh Ward.

(From ‘Fighting for the right to rebuild New Orleans,’ by Karen Shain. SAN FRANCISCO BAY VIEW. Oct. 12, 2005.)

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WHERE THERE IS OPPRESSION, THERE IS RESISTANCE

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SOME EXAMPLES OF GRASSROOTS RACIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZING IN NEW ORLEANS AFTER KATRINA

This list is a just a partial example of the grassroots organizing in New Orleans. The list does not include the majority of cultural organizations or religious institutions. Please also see the New Orleans Network directory of locally-led community and grassroots organizations. You can also download the full list as a word document (30 pages).

Click on the name of an organization to see a link to their website, their mission statement if available, and a list of the articles they have contributed to this reader.

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Section IV: ANTI-RACIST SOLIDARITY: SOME PERSPECTIVES AND TOOLS

Organized alphabetically by organization and author:
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Section V: SOME RESOURCES AND LINKS

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