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Deteriorating Conditions with No Help in Sight

Season 1 Episode 1 | 3m 57s

Tenants in East Lake Meadows can’t get things fixed; the trash doesn’t get picked up, the grass doesn’t get cut, and raw sewage seeps into houses and playgrounds from open pits.

Extras
In 1956, the government further enabled the middle-class movement to the suburbs.
The Lightfoot brothers recall how they ended up with a piano while living in East Lake.
The story of a public housing community raises critical questions about race and poverty.
The story of a public housing community raises critical questions about race and poverty.
In a decade, East Lake went from being predominantly white to 90% African American.
The story of a public housing community raises critical questions about race and poverty.