Poster of Cast and Crew in Independent Lens - Season 25 - Episode 8 - Racist Trees

Independent Lens - Season 25 - Racist Trees (Episode 8)

Plot: 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
Episode Aired On:
Monday, January 22 2024
1 year ago