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OppressionSeptember 2005

White Vigilantes in Algiers Point Shoot at Black Evacuees After Katrina

In Algiers Point, armed vigilantes shot at Black evacuees trying to cross the neighborhood or reach a ferry. ProPublica's A.C. Thompson documented multiple shootings and at least one killing (reported 2008-2009). Victims described being turned back at gunpoint from evacuation routes. No one was charged.