The history of the East Lake Meadows public housing project in Atlanta and the people who lived there from 1970 to its demolition in 2000, with special emphasis on the activism of Eva Davis asserting the rights of the tenants.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| HHenry CisnerosSelf | Self |
 Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Jelani CobbSelf | Self |
| EEva DavisSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| WWillie HarrisonSelf | Self |
| LLawrence LightfootSelf | Self |
 Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| DDavid WilliamsSelf - Sociologist | Self - Sociologist |
| CChasity DixonSelf | Self |
| RRilene DixonSelf | Self |
 Nikole Hannah-JonesSelf | Self |