A Tale of Two Storms: The Public School System's Failure and Hurricane Katrina's Effects on Black Education in New Orleans, Louisiana
by Brown, Lionel, M.A., SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, 2010, 56 pages; 1494489

Abstract:

New Orleans, Louisiana has failed to provide children, mainly minorities, a quality education. Racism and prejudice has long been a problem in the city because it has displayed many faces of color. In a city as diverse as New Orleans, it was bound to happen. Blacks still faced problems getting an education. Some blacks needed to discover the purpose of education, which they should have know from birth.

Along came Hurricane Katrina and the problems it blew in with education. With individual and community problems already looming large, this storm did not help. Education was not being addressed in New Orleans.

This thesis examines deprivation of the education system in New Orleans, how it failed the children of the "Big Easy," and the new post Katrina challenges faced in education in the city. The deprivation of education significantly lowered the quality of life in New Orleans. This was especially true for the majority ethnic group in New Orleans, African Americans.
 
AdviserRaymond Lockett
SchoolSOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE
SourceMAI/ 49-06, p. , Jul 2011
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsAmerican history; History of education
Publication Number1494489
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