En The Wrong Complexion for Protection, Robert D. Bullard y Beverly Wright sitúan la respuesta del gobierno a los desastres naturales e inducidos por el hombre en un contexto histórico durante las últimas ocho décadas. Comparan y contrastan cómo respondió el gobierno a las emergencias, incluidas las ambientales y de salud pública y muestran que los afroamericanos se ven afectados de manera desproporcionada. Bullard y Wright sostienen que descubrir y eliminar respuestas dispares a los desastres puede significar la diferencia entre la vida y la muerte para los más vulnerables en tiempos desastrosos.
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Em The Wrong Complexion for Protection, Robert D. Bullard e Beverly Wright situam a resposta do governo aos desastres naturais e induzidos pelo homem no contexto histórico das últimas oito décadas. Comparam e contrastam a forma como o governo respondeu às emergências, incluindo emergências ambientais e de saúde pública, e mostram que os afro-americanos são desproporcionalmente afectados. Bullard e Wright argumentam que descobrir e eliminar respostas díspares aos desastres pode significar a diferença entre a vida e a morte para os mais vulneráveis em tempos desastrosos.
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When the images of desperate, hungry, thirsty, sick, mostly Black people circulated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it became apparent to the whole country that race did indeed matter when it came to government assistance. In The Wrong Complexion for Protection, Robert D. Bullard and Beverly Wright place the government response to natural and human-induced disasters in historical context over the past eight decades. They compare and contrast how the government responded to emergencies, including environmental and public health emergencies, toxic contamination, industrial accidents, bioterrorism threats and show that African Americans are disproportionately affected. Bullard and Wright argue that uncovering and eliminating disparate disaster response can mean the difference between life and death for those most vulnerable in disastrous times.
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