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East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story

1h 44min

Documentary

The history of the East Lake Meadows public housing project in Atlanta and the people who lived there from 1970 to its demolition in 2000, with special emphasis on the activism of Eva Davis asserting the rights of the tenants.

Cast

Henry Cisneros

Henry Cisneros

Self
Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)
Jelani Cobb

Jelani Cobb

Self
Eva Davis

Eva Davis

Self (archive footage)
Willie Harrison

Willie Harrison

Self
Lawrence Lightfoot

Lawrence Lightfoot

Self
Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)
David Williams

David Williams

Self - Sociologist
Chasity Dixon

Chasity Dixon

Self
Rilene Dixon

Rilene Dixon

Self
Nikole Hannah-Jones

Nikole Hannah-Jones

Self

Release date

24th Mar 2020

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English