Watch the Kaltura video and see how race played a role during the 2005 Hurricane Katrina. You do not have to read The Hidden War just reflect and see how race was perceived during this natural disaster and what words were said.

Optional Reading:

Black New York and the Draft Riots:
Black New York and the Draft Riots
Social characteristics of Lynching
Katrina's Hidden Race War

The facilitator of the exercise you will view is named Jane Elliott. She has been doing these workshops for almost 50 years. Her last words are "if you grew up in this country, graduated from high school and didn't fail you were educated to be a racist."