Independent Lens

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510 Episode

Independent Lens - Season 25 Episode 8 Racist Trees


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60 minutes 2025 HD

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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.

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