The Tragedy Of Hurricane Katrina

Following hurricane Katrina many people wonder whether the country’s worst natural disaster was due to a lack of preparation by the government or more with race or with class. The media showed nearly all those left behind to suffer and die were black Americans – basically looking like race. However, those families who had resources to afford homes in safer flood-protected area suffered less than poorer families, which seemed more of a class issue. There was no denying it that most of the death was that of poor and black Americans. As a result, the public believed that racism slowed the government response to Hurricane Katrina and its
aftermath.