On the recordJune 4, 2007
This disaster was a powerful metaphor for what's gone on for generations.
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presidency.ucsb.eduEditor's note · Context
Obama using the response to Hurricane Katrina as a metaphor for the longstanding neglect of impoverished communities.
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