Floodlines: Community and Resistance from Katrina to the Jena Six
Jun 2021 · Haymarket Books
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Organizers, activists, artists and community members share their struggles in New Orleans before and after Hurricane Katrina.
Floodlines is a firsthand account of community, culture, and resistance in New Orleans. The book weaves the stories of gay rappers, Mardi Gras Indians, Arab and Latino immigrants, public housing residents, and grassroots activists in the years before and after Katrina. From post-Katrina evacuee camps to torture testimony at Angola Prison to organizing with the family members of the Jena Six, Floodlines tells the stories behind the headlines from an unforgettable time and place in history.
Praise for Floodlines
"This is the most important book I've read about Katrina and what came after. In the tradition of Howard Zinn this could be called "The People's History of the Storm." Jordan Flaherty was there on the front lines." —Eve Ensler, playwright of The Vagina Monologues, activist and founder of V-Day
"Jordan Flaherty brings the sharp analysis and dedication of a seasoned organizer to his writing, and insightful observation to his reporting. He unfailingly has his ear to the ground in a city that continues to reveal the floodlines of structural racism in America." —Tram Nguyen, author of We Are All Suspects Now: Untold Stories from Immigrant Communities after 9/11
"Flaherty pulls no punches . . . . Readers will be compelled, depressed, disturbed, and angered by what they find in this well-written report. Crucial reading." — Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Floodlines is a firsthand account of community, culture, and resistance in New Orleans. The book weaves the stories of gay rappers, Mardi Gras Indians, Arab and Latino immigrants, public housing residents, and grassroots activists in the years before and after Katrina. From post-Katrina evacuee camps to torture testimony at Angola Prison to organizing with the family members of the Jena Six, Floodlines tells the stories behind the headlines from an unforgettable time and place in history.
Praise for Floodlines
"This is the most important book I've read about Katrina and what came after. In the tradition of Howard Zinn this could be called "The People's History of the Storm." Jordan Flaherty was there on the front lines." —Eve Ensler, playwright of The Vagina Monologues, activist and founder of V-Day
"Jordan Flaherty brings the sharp analysis and dedication of a seasoned organizer to his writing, and insightful observation to his reporting. He unfailingly has his ear to the ground in a city that continues to reveal the floodlines of structural racism in America." —Tram Nguyen, author of We Are All Suspects Now: Untold Stories from Immigrant Communities after 9/11
"Flaherty pulls no punches . . . . Readers will be compelled, depressed, disturbed, and angered by what they find in this well-written report. Crucial reading." — Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
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About the author
Flaherty is a writer and community organizer based in New Orleans. His journalism played an important role in bringing the infamous case of the Jena Six to worldwide attention. His post-Katrina writing in ColorLines Magazine shared a journalism award from New America Media for best Katrina-related coverage, and he has produced many segments for Al-Jazeera, TeleSur and Democracy Now.
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