17 - The Danziger Bridge Shooting - *BONUS*

On the 29th of August, 2005, the tropical cyclone known as Hurricane Katrina made landfall over southern Louisiana and Mississippi, most famously devastating the city of New Orleans. The damage was catastrophic: over 1,800 people died — almost all of them poor and Black — prompting Kanye West to utter his famous line: “George Bush doesn’t care about Black people.” Six days later, New Orleans police gunned down Katrina survivors and tried to cover up what they'd done. In this episode, we bring you the story of the Danziger Bridge shooting.

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