Racist Trees
“To change the present, sometimes you have to uproot the past”
Synopsis
Can a tree be racist? A few years ago, debate on this issue reached as far as Fox News. The focus was a row of tamarisk trees along a huge golf course in Palm Springs, which screened off the neighborhood of Crossley Tract. This is a historically Black neighborhood, named after its founder Lawrence Crossley, who was one of the first Black residents to settle in the largely white tourist paradise, established on indigenous land over a century ago.
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- Charles Metcalf Jras Self - Crossley Tract Resident
- Charles Metcalf Sras Self - Original Crossley Tract Resident
- Jean Metcalfas Self - Original Crossley Tract Resident
- Ray Williamsas Self - Original Crossley Tract Resident
- Callie Williamsas Self - Original Crossley Tract Resident
- Kevin Williamsas Self - Host
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Edited by Sara NewensShot by Jerry HenryScored by William Ryan Fritch
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17 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Charles Metcalf Jr
as Self - Crossley Tract Resident
Charles Metcalf Sr
as Self - Original Crossley Tract Resident
Jean Metcalf
as Self - Original Crossley Tract Resident
Ray Williams
as Self - Original Crossley Tract Resident
Callie Williams
as Self - Original Crossley Tract Resident
Kevin Williams
as Self - Host
Trae Daniel
as Self - Crossley Tract Resident
J R Roberts
as Self - Mayor Pro Tem, Palm Springs, CA
Ginny Foat
as Self - Former Mayor Pro Tem, Palm Springs, CA
David Ready
as Self - City Manager, Palm Springs, CA
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