
East Lake Meadows
'Your Property Values Will Crumble'
In a decade, East Lake went from being predominantly white to 90% African American.
In a decade, East Lake went from being predominantly white to 90% African American.
In 1956, the government further enabled the middle-class movement to the suburbs.
Tenants in East Lake Meadows soon find things aren't getting things fixed.
The Lightfoot brothers recall how they ended up with a piano while living in East Lake.
The story of a public housing community raises critical questions about race and poverty.