Independent Lens
Racist Trees
A historically Black neighborhood in Palm Springs fights for the removal of a wall of trees.
Claiming Open Spaces
African-American culture clashes with the design of the modern American city.
- Premiere Date
- December 1, 1996
- Length
- 90 minutes
- Funding Initiative
- Open Call
Producer
Austin Allen
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The Film
The city parks of Columbus, New Orleans, Detroit, Oakland, and Montgomery, and the African-Americans who frequent them, are the subjects of this urban documentary. Public spaces, and the ways in which we use them, sometimes conflict with official city planning.
