American Progress?

In this photo, I see regression in America. I remember the lack of aid for African Americans in need after Katrina. This relates to reconstruction and race. One might draw from the photo that it was taken in a helicopter that likely kept moving. Perhaps they didn’t stop because of the misspelled “please” and their racist attitudes towards blacks, thus a lack of progression. Or is it not miss-spelled, and thus has its own meaning? I remember the use of the flag in the civil rights movie, and wonder if this is a purposeful parallel to that usage of the flag?