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IN KATRINA’S WAKE, GULFPORT’S BLACK COMMUNITIES STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL: 

IN KATRINA’S WAKE, GULFPORT’S BLACK COMMUNITIES STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law September 12, 2005 Photos provided by Trisha Miller and Karen Lash For more information, contact Trisha at 202.294.3547

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Gulfport, Mississippi North Gulfport Turkey Creek Community

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Economic Disparities between North Gulfport (95% black) and Gulfport (31% black) Median Income: $40,317 vs. $20,287

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Turkey Creek is Listed as One of Mississippi’s 10 Most Endangered Historic Places

Turkey Creek: The Aftermath: 

Turkey Creek: The Aftermath

Part of the Original Turkey Creek Settlement Built by Emancipated Slaves in the Reconstruction Era: 

Part of the Original Turkey Creek Settlement Built by Emancipated Slaves in the Reconstruction Era

An Ancient Live Oak Tree Uprooted by the Storm : 

An Ancient Live Oak Tree Uprooted by the Storm

Community hero Dashawn saved elderly residents from the tidal surge by pulling them out of floodwaters in a rowboat.: 

Community hero Dashawn saved elderly residents from the tidal surge by pulling them out of floodwaters in a rowboat.

Turkey Creek Resident Rescued by Neighbors: 

Turkey Creek Resident Rescued by Neighbors

The Good Deeds Community Center: A Makeshift Refuge for Hundreds of North Gulfport and Turkey Creek Residents: 

The Good Deeds Community Center: A Makeshift Refuge for Hundreds of North Gulfport and Turkey Creek Residents

North Gulfport Resident Continues to Run Local Farmers Market Amid the Wreckage: 

North Gulfport Resident Continues to Run Local Farmers Market Amid the Wreckage

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Downtown Gulfport 12 days after the storm and no sign of FEMA Church groups from across the country occupy abandoned buildings to feed residents

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Federal Court House: One of the few downtown buildings to survive

Mississippi’s Lost Coast: 

Mississippi’s Lost Coast