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Floodlines: Community and Resistance from Katrina to the Jena Six by Jordan Flaherty

robynlets's review

4.0

I'm happy that I finally went back and finished this book. Floodlines is a rigorously researched, street-level study of New Orleans in the years following Hurricane Katrina (finishing off with the story of the Jena Six). The book's content lays bare the brutal consequences of structural racism and capitalism, while at the same time raising up stories of resistance and struggles for justice. If you're looking for an in-depth analysis of specific aspects of post-Katrina New Orleans, this may not be the book for you - but if you'd like to read about what happened there, from the immediate aftermath to the ongoing consequences of disaster capitalism and institutionalized racism, as told by a respected organizer and journalist, I'd highly recommend it.