

MovieDocumentary
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
7.0(3)20201h 44m
The history of the East Lake Meadows public housing project in Atlanta and the people who lived there from 1970 to its demolition in 2000, with special emphasis on the activism of Eva Davis asserting the rights of the tenants.
- Director
- David McMahon,Sarah Burns
- Created by
- Ken Burns
- Writers
- Sarah Burns,David McMahon
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Cast
Henry Cisneros
Self

Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)

Jelani Cobb
Self
Eva Davis
Self (archive footage)
Willie Harrison
Self
Lawrence Lightfoot
Self

Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
David Williams
Self - Sociologist
Chasity Dixon
Self
Rilene Dixon
Self

Nikole Hannah-Jones
Self
Crew
Directing
- David McMahonDirector
- Sarah BurnsDirector
Writing
- Sarah BurnsWriter
- David McMahonWriter
Production
- Ken BurnsProducer
- Sarah BurnsProducer
- Ken BurnsExecutive Producer
- David McMahonProducer
- Stephanie JenkinsCo-Producer
Editing
- Aljernon TunsilEditor
Visual Effects
- Molly SchwartzAnimation