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Sam Cooke's "A change is gonna come" and Hurricane Katrina are directly connected because they both brought racial issues to the surface of American culture. In the song Sam Cooke says "...I say brother help me please but he winds up knocking me back down on my knees" which is a perfect example of the victims of hurricane Katrina being neglected by the government. With Hurricane Katrina no action was taken before, little action was taken after, and a questionable action is being taken now.

From the 1950's to the 1960's the civil rights movement was at its strongest point in history. In 1963 Sam Cooke was denied the right to stay at a Shreveport Louisiana hotel he previously reserved all because of the color of his skin. Because of the injustice he refused to be turned away and was wrongfully arrested. 2 months later He released the song "Change is Gonna Come" after listening to Bob Dylans "Blowin' in the Wind" which is also a song expressing discrimination. "Change is gonna come" was used as the Civil Rights anthem because it expressed the pain of Blacks in America so poetically and passionately.

42 years later and had change come? not exactly, yes Blacks and whites could now swim together, eat together, play together, get married, etc. But there was always a subtle sign that discrimination still existed.In 2005 Hurricane Katrina opened the eyes of many Americans to the neglect of minorities in America and the racial tension rose. George bush failed at helping when it was a little too late by not being proactive when the day of 9/11 he responded fast even though he didn't make a good decision it was A decision.

After the disaster many families were left homeless, jobless, and helpless. Some families were lucky enough to get a small trailer but others had nowhere to go. At one point fema had a yard full of trailers and didn't give them to the victims. Some victims that did get housing were later moved around way too much. To this day people are still displaced, in an USA today article a victim expressed "I'm just going to keep fighting to find a place to live," the 55 year old had been moved five times in three years by FEMA. this is the story to many families. The whole situation was handled way to non nonchalant and Louisiana is still in really bad shape.

What is to become of the future race issues? Will things be changed because the color of the presidents skin? or will they always be the same? has change really come to America?