Racist Trees
Show: Independent Lens --> Season: 25 - Season 25
AirDate: 1/22/2024
Runtime: 84
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Overview: 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.