Independent Lens · SEASON 25
Racist Trees
Episode 8 · 2024-01-22
- Documentary
Episode overview
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.
84 minutes
Season 25 episodes
1. Sansón and Me2023-09-19
2. El Equipo2023-10-09
3. Three Chaplains2023-11-06
4. A Town Called Victoria | Episode 12024-02-20
5. A Town Called Victoria | Episode 22024-02-20
6. A Town Called Victoria | Episode 32024-02-20
7. Beyond Utopia2024-01-09
8. Racist Trees2024-01-22
9. Razing Liberty Square2024-01-29
10. Sister Úna Lived a Good Death2024-02-05
11. Breaking the News2024-02-19
12. Greener Pastures2024-03-25
13. A Thousand Pines2024-04-01
14. Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’s2024-04-08
15. One With the Whale2024-04-22
16. Space: The Longest Goodbye2024-05-06
17. The Tuba Thieves2024-05-07
