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To: tejek who wrote (261842)	11/23/2005 11:58:48 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579728

"If you think these facts are coincidence and don't have anything to do with current racism in NO, then I have a couple of freeways to sell you real cheap!" I don't think it's ALL racial. If you've ever been to NO, you would know that a lot of black families live in the nicer parts of town too, own businesses, make decent livings. It's more economic discrimination now. As Elvis Costello said, "You don't have to be black to be a nigger no more." It's true that most of the poor ARE black, but NO has a higher black population than most cities.

To: tejek who wrote (261842)	11/23/2005 3:37:38 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1579728

Let me see....the poor people lived primarily in the 9th Ward. The 9th Ward is the section of the city that is most below sea level and the most likely to get flooded out if there was a breach of the levees. Most of the rich neighborhoods barely saw any water at all. If you think these facts are coincidence and don't have anything to do with current racism in NO, then I have a couple of freeways to sell you real cheap! "Don't have anything?" I wouldn't go that far. But current racism isn't the primary factor, and probably not an important factor. The distribution of the population in New Orleans had more to do with wealth than race. Tim