When Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, hundreds of thousands were left behind to suffer the ravages of destruction, disease, and even death.

The majority of these people were black; nearly all were poor.

Displaying the intellectual rigor, political passion, and personal empathy that have won him acclaim and fans all across the color line, Michael Eric Dyson offers a searing assessment of the meaning of Hurricane Katrina.

With this clarion call Dyson warns us that we can only find redemption as a society if we acknowledge that Katrina was more than an engineering or emergency response failure.

What's at stake is no less than the future of democracy..

For more information about the title Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster, read the full description at Amazon.com, or see the following related books:

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Author: Michael Eric Dyson

Publisher: Basic Civitas Books

Date: Jul. 30, 2007

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