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Blacks in Houston Must Guard Against Displacement
Nellie Bailey and Glen Ford, Dr. Gerald Horne
06 Sep 2017
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Working class leadership must ensure that the massive Black displacement that followed Hurricane Katrina does not recur in Houston, said Dr. Gerald Horne, the prolific author and professor of history and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He noted that both Houston and New Orleans are anti-union towns that are hostile to Black and poor people

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