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The image I chose was taken during Hurricane Katrina. It shows a group of African-American individuals on the floor and surrounded by armed Texas wardens. The men stole a mail truck so they could escape their flooded neighborhoods in New Orleans. This picture infuriated me because in the corner one of the Texas Game Wardens is pointing their gun at the Black men as if they are dangerous when in reality they were simply doing what they had to do to survive. It’s ironic because they finally got to safety and their lives are immediately put in danger by people who are supposed to be there to protect them. This proves how Black people were treated like they were less then human during this tragedy. If you also notice the background of the image you see that the majority of the people affected by Hurricane Katrina were people of color. Our government could’ve done more to help prevent so many deaths but because the areas hit were underprivileged and low-income it wasn’t treated as important. We also touched on how Hurricanes are so catastrophic because of the effect we have on the climate but privileged people in positions of power never take that into consideration.
Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/forgotten-images-from-hurricane-katrina_us_55d36f19e4b0ab468d9e90c4
Photographer: Rick Wilking
Date: August 31, 2005
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This image shows a sign that reads “We want white tenants in our white neighborhoods” and I chose it because although signs like this may not be up anymore the actions of people ensure that neighborhoods are segregated. It reminded me of how my Salvadorian aunt and African American uncle moved into a neighborhood in a more rural area and would get threats from white neighbors. They eventually moved because their neighbors places a burning cross on their lawn and they obviously weren’t safe. I’ve also seen segregation a lot in the education system today, growing up i went to the “ghetto” schools which meant predominantly Black and Latinx students went there while the “good” schools were for White children. Just because there aren’t signs up that explicitly show there is segregation in American doesn’t mean there isn’t.
Photographer: Unknown
Date photo was taken: Unknown
Author of Article: Nicholas Guyatt
Date article was published: September 12, 2016
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In this image a child is addressing how his community is affected by toxins like asbestos and lead which makes the living conditions hazardous and puts their health in danger. His sign says “this would not happen in the Gold Coast” which is referring to the cultural biases that occurs in Black/Brown neighborhoods compared to white neighborhoods. I chose this image because it shows how people are aware of the fact that depending on the races living in certain spaces they get treated differently. It seem like everybody is aware of the issue but if it doesn’t affect them they aren’t globally conscious. It reminded me of how in Flint, Michigan they haven’t had clean water in 5 years and nothing has changed. That would never happen in a predominantly white community. Communities of color are constantly neglected, the conditions of their space are never improved.
Citations:
Grineskia, S. E. and Collins, T. W. Geographic and social disparities in exposure to air neurotoxicants at U.S. public schools. Environmental Research, Volume 161, February 2018, Pages 580-587.
Rothstein, Richard (2017). The Color of Law. Liveright Publishing.
