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CONFRONTING PALM SPRINGS’ PROBLEMATIC PAST,“RACIST TREES” PREMIERES ON INDEPENDENT LENSMonday, January 22 at 10 pmHistorically Black Neighborhood Fights To Uncover City’s Prejudiced Hist
Premieres Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. 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.