Documentarian Ken Burns鈥� latest work, 鈥淓ast Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story,鈥� explores the history of a former public housing community in Atlanta. It features the stories of residents and raises critical questions about race, poverty and public assistance.
The film premieres Tuesday, March 24, at 7 p.m. on PBS.
On Monday鈥檚 St. Louis on the Air, host Sarah Fenske talked with Burns about his film. Burns also shared his take on the current health crisis posed by COVID-19 and the value of looking back at history to inform us in these uncertain times.
Hear their conversation:
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