Racist Trees

Jan 22, 2024 on PBS at 10:00 PM

Summary

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 tr... (more)ees form a barrier, believed by some to segregate the community, frustrating residents who regard them as an enduring symbol of racism.

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