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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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.

Items tagged “King” (2 total)

Floodwater surrounds a tan brick building and trees on the Xavier University campus, with lampposts partially submerged and a raised highway visible in the background.

This photo depicts Xavier University four days after Hurricane Katrina devastated New…

Items tagged “King” (2 total)

On Martin Luther King Day, Monday, January 16, 2006, New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin gave…