Documentary
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
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.
Directed by Sarah Burns, Ken Burns, David McMahon
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Status
Released
Released
March 24, 2020
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
English
Top cast
Henry Cisneros
Self
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Jelani Cobb
Self
Eva Davis
Self (archive footage)
Willie Harrison
Self
Lawrence Lightfoot
Self
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
David Williams
Self - Sociologist
Chasity Dixon
Self
Rilene Dixon
Self
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Self
