Crash Course Black American History S1 E49 - Hurricane Katrina

Crash Course Black American History

Crash Course Black American History S1 E49 - Hurricane Katrina
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In this episode, Clint Smith details his experience as a teenager in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina made landfall in 2005. The widespread devastation of Hurricane Katrina was a result of faulty levees and a fumbled response by FEMA, and it hit Black residents the hardest. Today, we'll take a closer look at the structural racism that made this disaster so catastrophic.