Chicago museum agrees to correct Hurricane Katrina exhibit
At Levees.org’s request, a major museum has agreed to make several corrections to its Hurricane Katrina exhibit. This agreement comes after months of discussion with representatives of the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History. We began the dialog because we were concerned about some of the exhibit’s so-called “facts.” For example, originally, the exhibit contained […]
Montford Point Marine Still Serves
In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 executive order established the Fair Employment Practices Commission. This opened the door to “full participation in the defense program by all persons regardless of color, race, creed or national origin.” The Marine Corps would eventually adhere to Roosevelt’s demands to start enlisting African Americans in June 1942. Marine […]
Timed for 11th anniversary of Federal Flood, Levees.org releases compelling video
Even now, there is still one last and very hurtful myth still lurking 11 years after the flooding in New Orleans during Katrina. Fed up with this stubborn and erroneous piece of conventional wisdom, we have created this 3-minute video. Timed for the 11th anniversary of the 2005 flooding, this video puts a dagger into […]
