TY - BOOK AU - Bullard,Robert D. AU - Wright,Beverly ED - Project Muse. TI - The wrong complexion for protection: how the government response to natural and unnatural disasters endangers African American communities SN - 9780814763841 AV - HV555.U6 B846 2012 U1 - 363.34/808996073 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York PB - New York University Press KW - Racism KW - United States KW - Racism in social services KW - Racism in public welfare KW - African Americans KW - Social conditions KW - Civil rights KW - Disaster relief KW - Social aspects KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: anatomy of vulnerability -- Race, place, and the environment in a small southern town: a personal perspective from Robert D. Bullard -- Growing up in a city that care forgot, New Orleans: a personal perspective from Beverly Wright -- The legacy of bias: hurricanes, droughts, and floods -- Recovery and reconstruction in post-Katrina New Orleans: a time for healing and renewal -- The wrong complexion for protection: response to toxic contamination -- Nightmare on Eno Road: poisoned water and toxic racism in Dickson, Tennessee -- Living and dying on the fenceline: response to industrial accidents -- Separate and unequal treatment: response to health emergencies, human experiments, and bioterrorism threats -- Critical conditions: fixing a broken system UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780814763841/ ER -