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East Lake Meadows

Deteriorating Conditions with No Help in Sight

Tenants in East Lake Meadows soon find things aren't getting things fixed.

Aired 03/24/2020 | Rating TV-14

FromKen Burns

East Lake Meadows

Deteriorating Conditions with No Help in Sight

Clip: 3/24/2020 | 3m 57sVideo has Closed Captions

Tenants in East Lake Meadows soon find things aren't getting things fixed.

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.

Aired 03/24/2020 | Rating TV-14

FromKen Burns

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In a decade, East Lake went from being predominantly white to 90% African American. (58s)

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