East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story (2020)

  • NR
  • 03/24/2020 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 44m

Overview

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.

David McMahon

Director, Writer

Sarah Burns

Writer, Director

Cast

Henry Cisneros's headshot

Henry Cisneros

Self
Bill Clinton's headshot

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)
Jelani Cobb's headshot

Jelani Cobb

Self
Eva Davis's headshot

Eva Davis

Self (archive footage)
Willie Harrison's headshot

Willie Harrison

Self
Lawrence Lightfoot's headshot

Lawrence Lightfoot

Self
Ronald Reagan's headshot

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt's headshot

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

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