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New exhibit remembers the impact of Hurricane Katrina

New exhibit remembers the impact of Hurricane Katrina
16WAPT'S KENNEDI COOPER JOINS US LIVE AT THE MUSEUM WITH MORE DETAILS... SCOTT, DURING THE EXHIBIT HURRICANE KATRINA: MISSISSIPPI REMEMBERS PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO SEE HOW HORRIFIC THE AFTERMATH WAS FOR CITIES AND PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE. THE STORY IS TOLD BY PHOTOS CAPTURED BY A MISSISSIPPI PHOTOGRAPHER AFTER THE HURRICANE VO; THE RESILIENCE OF MISSISSIPPI SURVIVORS DURING THE AFTERMATH OF TRAGEDY CAPTURED THROUGH A PHOTOGRAPHERS LENS IN BLACK AND WHITE...... AUGUST MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA.... THE DESTRUCTIVE CATEGORY 3 STORM THAT KILLED THOUSANDS, DESTROYED HOMES AND LEFT COUNTLESS FAMILIES DISPLACED... VICKSBURG PHOTOGRAPHER, MELODY GOLDING TELLING THE STORIES OF MISSISSIPPIANS WHO WERE AFFECTED BY THE HURRICANE FROM BILOXI TO OCEAN SPRING.... SOT: RAJASHEKHAR KANCHANAPALLY <2:34-2:43> "I FEEL REALLY SAD AND BAD FOR THOSE PEOPLE AND WHAT THEY HAD TO GO THROUGH BUT THEN AGAIN REALIZE THEY REBUILD IT AND PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI ARE RESILIENT" THOSE PHOTOS SHE CAPTURED OF DESTROYED HOMES, ENCOURAGING POSTERS DURING THE REBUILD AND PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT TO SURVIVE HIGH WATERS IN 2005 ARE NOW ON DISPLAY AT THE TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS..... ONE MAN WHO TOURED THE EXHIBIT SAYS MISSISSIPPI SURVIVORS ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED... SOT: RAJASHEKHAR KANCHANAPALLY <2:02-2:13> "WHENEVER PEOPLE TALK ABOUT KATRINA THEY TALK ABOUT NEW ORLEANS NOT MANY TALK ABOUT THE GULF COAST AREA OR JACKSON MS AREA BUT YEAH MISSISSIPPIANS AS A WHOLE FACED A LOT DURING THIS" ADDITIONAL HURRICANE KATRINA-RELATED PROGRAMMING AT INCLUDES GALLERY TALKS, SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SPECIAL PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND PERSONAL STORIES OF MISSISSIPPIANS SOT: SANTIAGO FORTANELLI 0:52-1:04 "I WAS BORN IN 2001 HAPPENED 2005 I REMEMBER VERY LITTLE ABOUT IT WE DECIDED TO COME TO SEE AND LEARN ABOUT AFTERMATH" ACCORDING TO MUSUE
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New exhibit remembers the impact of Hurricane Katrina
A "tragedy to remember" captured through a photographer's lens in black and white.This August marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The destructive Category 3 storm killed thousands, destroyed homes and left countless families displaced.Photographer Melody Golding told the stories of Mississippians who were affected by the hurricane from Biloxi to Ocean Springs. Those photos she captured in 2005 are now on display at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, Mississippi. It showcases the resilience of Mississippi survivors, who are often overlooked. Video below: Five most destructive hurricanes According to museum records, at least 238 Mississippians died from the deadly storm, and it caused more than $125 billion in damage to the state.The free exhibit will run through Nov. 7.

A "tragedy to remember" captured through a photographer's lens in black and white.

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This August marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The destructive Category 3 storm killed thousands, destroyed homes and left countless families displaced.

Photographer Melody Golding told the stories of Mississippians who were affected by the hurricane from Biloxi to Ocean Springs.

Those photos she captured in 2005 are now on display at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, Mississippi.

It showcases the resilience of Mississippi survivors, who are often overlooked.

Video below: Five most destructive hurricanes

According to museum records, at least 238 Mississippians died from the deadly storm, and it caused more than $125 billion in damage to the state.

The free exhibit will run through Nov. 7.