On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit land and gravely affected the lives of many people in the states along the Gulf Coast. Katrina went beyond demonstrating the devastating natural effects of a hurricane by exposing the continuing significance of race relations and racial stereotyping in U.S. society.Racing the Storm serves to highlight the race-based perceptions of and responses to Katrina survivors by governmental entities, volunteers, the media, and the general public. Scholars from a variety of disciplines take on the task of analyzing the social phenomena and racial implications surrounding Hurricane Katrina.

Hillary Potter, PhD, is assistant professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2
Chapter I: Perception and Typecasting
Chapter 3
Chapter 1: Making Sense of a Hurricane: Social Identity and Attribution Explanations of Race-related Differences in Katrina Disaster Responses
Chapter 4
Chapter 2: The Color(s) of Crisis: How Race, Rumor, and Collective Memory Shape the Legacy of Katrina
Chapter 5
Chapter 3: Reframing Crime in a Disaster: Perception, Reality, and Criminalization of Survival Tactics Among African Americans in the Aftermath of Katrina
Chapter 6
Chapter 4: Cultural Differences in Perceptions of the Government and the Legal System: Hurricane Katrina Highlights What Has Been There All Along
Chapter 7
Chapter II: Culture and Community
Chapter 8
Chapter 5: From Gateway to the Americas to the Chocolate City: The Racialization of Latinos in New Orleans
Chapter 9
Chapter 6: Saxophones, Trumpets, and Hurricanes: The Cultural Restructuring of New Orleans
Chapter 10
Chapter 7: Prayer and Social Welfare in the Wake of Katrina: Race and Volunteerism in Disaster Response
Chapter 11
Chapter III: Citizenship, Politics, and Government Priorities
Chapter 12
Chapter 8: Stipulations: A Typology of Citizenship in the United States after Katrina
Chapter 13
Chapter 9: Protect or Neglect? Social Structure, Decision Making, and the Risk of Living in African American Places in New Orleans
Chapter 14
Chapter 10: Blown Away: U.S. Militarism and Hurricane Katrina
Chapter 15
Chapter 11: Spectacular Privatizations: Perceptions and Lessons from Privatization of Warfare and the Privatization of Disaster
Chapter 16
Chapter 12: Running Faster Next Time: Blacks and Homeland Security
Chapter 17 Conclusion