Josh Neufeld and A.D. New Orleans After the Deluge
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Author Josh Neufeld chronicles five story lines, each of which are affected by Hurricane Katrina. Characters Abbas, The Doctor, and Leo and Michelle are fortunate enough to avoid the terrible destruction that Katrina caused because of their adequate wealth and lifestyle. The Doctor owns a wealthy home in the French Quarter that is completely unaffected by the storm and is soon able to return to his almost normal life, Leo and Michelle are fortunate enough to be able to leave New Orleans before the storm strikes (though they acknowledge that those who were waiting to receive paychecks would not have had the money to leave), and Abbas decides to wait out the storm with a friend for fun in the convenience store he owns(Neufeld 1-208. On the other hand, the young black adult Kwame is forced to finish out his high school career in Berkeley as a refugee of the storm. Denise, her mother, her niece, and her niece's baby were all forced to live together under one roof because they could not each afford their own place. After Katrina, the family was stranded with many other poor African Americans at the New Orleans Convention Center without food, water, or aide from the government.
Neufeld makes apparent the contrast between the fates of the middle to upper class individuals and that of the poorer, often African American, individuals in his work. Though slavery is long gone, one of its clear legacies is the lower socioeconomic status of many African Americans. After Katrina, refugees everywhere were struggling to find basic needs such as food, water, and shelter. Your trip to New Orleans begins at the famous Galatoire's Restaurant, an upper class dining establishment that is The Doctor's favorite place to eat. After enjoying the affluent French Quarter, your trip will continue to the New Orleans Convention Center, the very place where so many African Americans were left to nearly starve to death or die of dehydration following Katrina. The final stop in New Orleans is the New Orleans Convention Center, a location that will indicate that though African Americans have come so far, they still struggle with issues of equality. After having visited these locations, you will learn that one legacy of slavery is a lower socioeconomic status.
Neufeld makes apparent the contrast between the fates of the middle to upper class individuals and that of the poorer, often African American, individuals in his work. Though slavery is long gone, one of its clear legacies is the lower socioeconomic status of many African Americans. After Katrina, refugees everywhere were struggling to find basic needs such as food, water, and shelter. Your trip to New Orleans begins at the famous Galatoire's Restaurant, an upper class dining establishment that is The Doctor's favorite place to eat. After enjoying the affluent French Quarter, your trip will continue to the New Orleans Convention Center, the very place where so many African Americans were left to nearly starve to death or die of dehydration following Katrina. The final stop in New Orleans is the New Orleans Convention Center, a location that will indicate that though African Americans have come so far, they still struggle with issues of equality. After having visited these locations, you will learn that one legacy of slavery is a lower socioeconomic status.