Firsthand accounts two weeks after the storm-Jet Magazine Katrina Aftermath NewsBank (CPS Library Database) Taken By Storm Gale Student Resources (CPS Library Database)
1 Dead in Attic: Post-Katrina Stories by Times-Picayune Columnist Chris Rose (This is a book, though many articles are available via Newsbank)
Several of these articles, which are beautifully written and relatively short describe life in New Orleans after Katrina. Two favorites: 1 Dead in Attic
Additional Resources
Excerpts from The Great Deluge by Douglas Brinkley could be very useful.
Excerpts from the documentary When the Levees Broke by Spike Lee may also provide excellent information in another format.
Informational texts to accompany Zeitoun
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Context and Background
A general overview of Katrina: Gale Student Resources (CPS Library Database)An alternate overview of Katrina with integrated multimedia Hurricane Katrina Britannica School Edition (CPS Library Database)
Katrina maps and timelines from the New York Times
The Bush administration's response to Katrina: George W. Bush's Role in the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Gale Student Resources (CPS Library Database)
Emergency Preparedness Breakdowns
Social Context: About Katrina Catastrophe Exposes U.S. Race Reality Gale Student Resources (CPS Library Database)The Day Their Luck Ran Out Gale Student Resources (CPS Library Database)
Issues in the SuperDome Operation Relief NewsBank (CPS Library Database)
Personal Experiences
Firsthand accounts two weeks after the storm-Jet Magazine Katrina Aftermath NewsBank (CPS Library Database)Taken By Storm Gale Student Resources (CPS Library Database)
Racial Profiling of Muslim Americans
Losing Liberty WilsonWeb (CPS Library Database)Civil Rights and Wrongs WilsonWeb (CPS Library Database)
Justice System Failure
Incarceration during Katrina Empire Falls: The Rise and Decline of the New Orleans Jail NewsBank (CPS Library Database)Justice system failure-An interview: Really Unimaginable-New Orleans Legal System Broke Down NewsBank (CPS Database)
Environmental Issues
Interview: Justice Polluted: An Environmental Justice Attorney Explains How the Civil Rights of Gulf Coast Residents Were ViolatedEnvironmental Impact Rough Burial
Social Impact of Katrina
Why Did Katrina Hit Women So Hard? Gale Student Resources (CPS Library Database)City of Nature NewsBank (CPS Library Database)
The Aftermath
1 Dead in Attic: Post-Katrina Stories by Times-Picayune Columnist Chris Rose (This is a book, though many articles are available via Newsbank)Several of these articles, which are beautifully written and relatively short describe life in New Orleans after Katrina. Two favorites:
1 Dead in Attic
Additional Resources
Excerpts from The Great Deluge by Douglas Brinkley could be very useful.Excerpts from the documentary When the Levees Broke by Spike Lee may also provide excellent information in another format.