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February 13, 2007
After Katrina..(last of MLK events)
I attended the following seminar: "The Social and Political Implications of Hurricane Katrina: Looking Back and Looking Ahead." Panelist: John Logan, Professor of Sociology, Brown University, and Michael Dawson, Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago. Moderator: Alford Young, Jr., Department of Sociology and Center for Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan. February 9, 2007. 1-3 p.m. Kuenzel Room, Michigan Union.
The seminar focused on whether New Orleans should retain its former footprint or become a smaller city, the fact that the poorest people--the ones who were the last to leave--are now the ones who have no funds to return and rebuild, whether the discrepancies in being rescued were based on race or class, and the difference of opinions between African-Americans and Caucasians as to whether or not a major race problem still exists in the United States.
Posted by schnitzr at February 13, 2007 03:37 PM