NOLA Survivor Stories
City Pages of Minneapolis/St. Paul has collected a moving series of first-hand accounts of New Orleans residents relocated to Minnesota in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
In CP's estimation, about 1,000 have been transported to Minnesota, and the paper shares 20 of their stories. As project editor Steve Perry writes, "The real measure of all that was done wrong by city, state, and federal governments, and of all that people trapped in New Orleans had to do and endure as a result, is in these tales and thousands of others like them."
Check it out here.
In CP's estimation, about 1,000 have been transported to Minnesota, and the paper shares 20 of their stories. As project editor Steve Perry writes, "The real measure of all that was done wrong by city, state, and federal governments, and of all that people trapped in New Orleans had to do and endure as a result, is in these tales and thousands of others like them."
Check it out here.
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A couple of other bloggers and I are collaborating on an informal NOLA survivor stories site, "Recording Katrina," where we mainly excerpt first-hand survivor and/or eyewitness accounts from Katrina and the aftermath.
We have about 50 posts so far, including photo series, radio interviews, and local and/or displaced bloggers. (We've posted about the City Pages site, too, and also have separate posts about several of the stories.)
Tips and personal stories are welcome; e-mail "recordingkatrina at gmail dot com" or leave comments at the site... and mention "Facing South", a favorite blog of mine!
Thanks!
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