This Presentation uses census data along with the analysis of Hurrican Katrina's effect to argue the presence of institutionalized racism in American society.

1. New Orleans
Housing: A
Systematic
Failure
Asha Mulmore
Class Of 2022
April 30, 2020

2. Hi, Im Asha! I was born and raised in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. My experiences coming from a low class
black family in Louisiana are very similar to those
families affected by Public housing in New Orleans,
explicitly after Katrina. This topic is personal.
Who am I, and what does this project mean
to me?

3. Thesis
Introduce the argument
behind my topic.
01
What Happened
After katrina?
Legislation, Urban
Resilience, national
response, and Iberville.
04
Roadmap
How’d it showcase the
government's level of
preparedness?
02 Main Takeaways
Equality,
Representation, and
government
accountability
05
Katrina Hits
Gentrification & affects.
03
Legislation Before
Katrina

4. Thesis
The presence of racial
discrimination and classism in
politics has enable private
businesses to demolish public
housing and displace hundreds of
low income and working-class New
Orleanians to achieve economic
benefit under the guise of the
physical and economic
revitalization of the city.
“Housing is a human right”

5. The data center states that the
population of New Orleans
before Katrina as of April 2000
was 484,674, as of July 2006
the population dropped to
230,172 and rose again to 386,
617 by July 2015. More than
one in four residents lived in
poverty before Katrina
Demographic
Profile

8. Urban Resilience
Urban resilience is defined as "the capacity of a city to rebound from
destruction... [and is] largely a function of resilient and resourceful
residents" (Campanella 141). Hurricane Katrina created this destruction
within New Orleans forcing the mass evacuation of its residents which
tore apart the social fabric of the city. Recovery in the city seems unlikely
because "many of the hardest hit communities in New Orleans were
among the poorest, and subject to social problems including a broken
public schools system, drugs, and gang violence" (Campanella 144). A
city with a robust diversified economy, and adequate resources has a
large possibility of rebounding, but "those already struggling to survive
will find it difficult to bounce back from such a devastating blow"
(Campanella 144). This leaves me wondering, if the neglect was
intentional.

9. A Picture Is
Worth a
Thousand
Words
Timeline
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10. Examining the effectiveness of the
Government
"A disaster puts the legitimacy and
authority of a government on trial,
exposing the shortcomings of
political leadership and in some
cases even revealing startling
abuses of authority"(Campanella
144). So my question is, what did
the local and federal government's
response to Katrina reveal about it's
effectiveness? What does this say
about the progress of the country
considering all of the legislation
that was established to prevent
such a disaster?
"New Orleans Flooded"

11. Iberville:An Example Of Failure
The Iberville housing project was one of the best and
the last to be demolished as part of the New Deal
developments. It was uniquely built, lasting through the
damage of Katrina almost unscathed and it was
valuable because of its placement close to the
downtown core and french quarter. This made it a
direct target for "redevelopment”. Spearheaded under
the "Hope IV" program of HUD, which sought to
eradicate severely distressed public housing, it was
converted into a mixed income called River Garden
(Brandez, Roberta, 28). Hope IV redevelopments were
famously known for displacing poor residents who
depended on public housing and only rehousing 8 to 50
percent of the displaced. What happens to these people
that were displaced? Did Iberville really qualify as a
"distressed" public housing facility?
"Iberville 10 March 2007"

12. Conclusion
The unequal racial and class bias in public housing has allowed the
displacement and neglect of a significant population who are disregarded in
favor of economic gain. Minorities must not only be considered, but they must
also be included in the politics that govern their day to day lives and impact
their communities. Only through collaboration can equality be achieved. The
urban recovery New Orleanians seek “occurs network by network, district by
district, not just building by building it is about reconstructing the myriad social
relations embedded in schools, workplaces, childcare arrangements, shops,
places of worship, and places of recreation (Vale and Campanella 347). Post-
disaster recovery needs to be planned beforehand sanctioning the local
population’s input to create the most effective plan for survival and recovery.

13. Acknowledgements
Thank you Professor Jackson
For a great semester!
Thank you CDVL

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