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East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story

First aired on Mar 24, 2020

Runtime: 104 mins

80%

Genres: 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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Henry Cisneros | Self
Bill Clinton | Self (archive footage)
Jelani Cobb | Self
Eva Davis | Self (archive footage)
Willie Harrison | Self
Lawrence Lightfoot | Self
Featured Crew
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Ken Burns | Producer
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Aljernon Tunsil | Editor
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Sarah Burns | Director
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Ken Burns | Executive Producer
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Molly Schwartz | Animation
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David McMahon | Director