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[[Image:Ray_Nagin2.jpg|right|200px]] '''Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr.''' (born June 11, 1956) is the mayor of [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], having been elected in 2002. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. He first gained national prominence in the aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]], when his failed evacuation of the city led to the death of 1,000 citizens; he was better known for blaming the deaths on the [[Republican]] administration than for his inaction with led to the deaths. His response to the Hurricane was criticized, mainly for not allowing hundreds of New Orleans' buses that could have been used for evacuation. He also sparked controversy on [[Martin Luther King]] Day 2006, when he said about New Orleans rebuilding,  

[[Image:Ray_Nagin2.jpg|right|200px]] '''Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr.''' (born June 11, 1956) is the former mayor of [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], who served from 2002 to 2010. He is a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. He first gained national prominence in the aftermath of [[Hurricane Katrina]], when his failed evacuation of the city led to the death of some one thousand citizens; he was better known for blaming the deaths on the [[Republican Party|Republican]] administration than for his inaction with led to the deaths. His response to the hurricane was criticized, mainly for not allowing hundreds of New Orleans buses that could have been used for evacuation. He also sparked controversy on [[Martin Luther King]] Day 2006, when he said about New Orleans rebuilding,  

"We ask black people: it's time. It's time for us to come together. It's time for us to rebuild a New Orleans, the one that should be a [[chocolate]] New Orleans. And I don't care what people are saying Uptown or wherever they are. This city will be chocolate at the end of the day.

"We ask black people: it's time. It's time for us to come together. It's time for us to rebuild a New Orleans, the one that should be a [[chocolate]] New Orleans. And I don't care what people are saying Uptown or wherever they are. This city will be chocolate at the end of the day.

Although he would go on to apologize.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/17/nagin.city/</ref>

Although he would go on to apologize.<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/17/nagin.city/</ref>

He was involved in further controversy when he referred to Ground Zero in New York City as a "hole in the ground" in 2006, criticizing the rebuilding effort there.  

He was involved in further controversy when he referred to Ground Zero in [[New York City]] as a "hole in the ground" in 2006, criticizing the rebuilding effort there.  

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