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Hurricane Archive

Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

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Timeless memories of our past\r\nMagnolias\' scented fragrance cast\r\nOh for those memories we adhere\r\nPlease let\'s not forget our roots are here\r\n\r\nOur paths we knew could never break\r\nFrom then til now our…

Timeless Memories Of…

In this land of plenty -\r\nI have nothing and the days go by\r\nWater all around us\r\nAnd there is no clean drop for us to drink\r\n\r\nI used to bring fine ladies water -\r\nIn between scrubbing their floors and…

In This Land Of…

A poem to let the grieving souls along the Louisiana and Mississippi coastlines as well as those who have sheltered in areas, such as Houston, Texas, that we are here for them through this disaster and we will be here…

Time Of Greatest…

Alone, in a vastness of white sand\r\nA tiny blade of life extends itself upward\r\nThrough its hard, dried bed\r\n\r\nAlone, but for wind and sound of seas\r\nThe tiny blade, tool of the wind, bends forward, then…

Inspired By…

City of my joy, city of my dreams\r\nUnder water and forgotten\r\nCorpses floating by\r\nBabies dying\r\nYoung and old blacks, old whites\r\n\r\nThat could be my grandmother\r\nDead in her wheelchair\r\nOr my brother\'s…

Is This My Country?

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