Survivor: From Tragedy to Testimony
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Why would you buy a car if you didnt really need one or couldnt afford one. Unless you were white or wealthy. Damn near every black person was on low income wages if you were lucky enough to have a job. Other than that you were on welfare and food stamps. The white and wealthy didnt really want to get rid of all the blacks. What would they do without us? Somebody told me that you have to have a certain percentage of poor people living in the city in order to receive government funds. We knew where the money was. We just couldnt get our hands on any of it. Can you guess why? We made the City of New Orleans what it was. There was no way for the citizens without transportation to leave the city. Mandatory or not! This was a very well known fact by everyone in City Hall and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. So why wasnt transportation provided sooner? Yes, I feel that a lot of this tragedy could have been avoided. It still hurts to know that so many people lost their loved ones. Its a terrible feeling to know that you cant even go home to the Lower Ninth Ward because the Mighty, Muddy, Dirty, Nasty Mississippi River was allowed to infest your town with debris and raw sewer matter. We had sense enough to think, that there were still some people in the United States of America, in the year of 2005, with their noses stuck up so far in the air that they couldnt see themselves coming down far enough, just to help fellow human being to SURVIVE! Jesus Help Us All.
Nora Horton Green
My name is Nora Horton Green. I am a black woman with strong determination. I was born and reared in New Orleans, Louisiana. I have 11 siblings. My mother, the late Mrs. Noralee Dean Horton was a single parent who insisted on education for all of her children. I was married in 1973 and I’m now divorced. I have one son, Kermit Charles Green, Jr. God has blessed me with many talents and I try to use them to serve others. I have been singing gospel all my life. In New Orleans and surrounding areas many musicals, concerts, cantatas and rehearsals were constant part of my life as well as Sunday services singing in the choir. This was a very exciting time in my life that I will never forget I love to write gospel songs as different events and situations unfold in my life. Singing and writing soothe and comfort me. I know that the Lord is always with me. If my singing brings hope and encouragement to someone else then my living in not in vain. Because of the mass destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005 there was no place for me to live in my hometown of New Orleans. I now reside in St. Louis, Missouri. I am a member of Trinity Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, pastured by Rev. Charles Roach, where I have resumed my position as a member of the choir. I am still adjusting to living in St. Louis mainly because of the long winter season. The cold and snow takes some getting used to otherwise, I am doing just fine. All thanks to Almighty God.
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