Independent Lens

Independent Lens

Racist Trees (25x8)


Uitzenddatum: Jan 22, 2024

Were trees intentionally planted to exclude and segregate a Black neighborhood? Racial tensions ignite in this documentary, when a historically Black neighborhood in Palm Springs, California, fights to remove a towering wall of tamarisk trees. The trees form a barrier, believed by some to segregate the community, frustrating residents who regard them as an enduring symbol of racism.

  • in première gegaan: Aug 1999
  • Afleveringen: 534
  • Volgers: 24
  • Lopend
  • PBS
  • Maandag op 22