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Hurricane Katrina | We Were Here | 4

2023/9/5
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Dr. Kirsta Kurtz-Burke and other staff at Charity Hospital in New Orleans faced delays in evacuation despite the arrival of the National Guard, due to unfounded reports of violence and systemic bias against poorer, predominantly Black residents.

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At long last, the government’s rescue effort kicks into high gear and buses arrive to evacuate people from New Orleans. But it’s too late for many residents, who died in their homes waiting to be rescued. Thousands of people’s lives are shattered, and the damage to the city is extensive, particularly in predominantly Black neighborhoods like the Lower Ninth Ward.

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