East Lake Meadows — A Public Housing Story

In October of 1970, the Atlanta Housing Authority opened a public housing community on the edge of Atlanta called East Lake Meadows. But as public housing in America was abandoned and stigmatized, and a crack wave swept through the neighborhood, East Lake Meadows became nearly uninhabitable. In the mid-1990s, Atlanta bulldozed the housing project to make way for new mixed-income housing.

Through the stories of former residents, EAST LAKE MEADOWS: A PUBLIC HOUSING STORY raises critical questions about concentrated poverty and limited housing opportunity for African Americans, and what can be done to address it. Premieres Tuesday, March 24 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Ken Burns tackles East Lake Meadows public housing