Many streets in Palm Springs are named for celebrities but ... The street runs parallel to the Crossley Tract, which is the housing subdivision developed by Crossley, and the Tahquitz Creek ...

That’s the question explored in a new documentary, “Racist Trees,” about a historically Black neighborhood called the Crossley tract in Palm Springs, Calif., whose residents suspected a ...

Now, there’s a full-length documentary called “Racist Trees,” which explores the hidden history of excluding Black people from housing in Palm Springs. The documentary also reveals how the conflict ...

The land the trees were planted on was not part of the Crossley Tract and now belongs to the city, which is why the dispute ultimately played out at Palm Springs City Hall. The council did not ...

The Crossley Tract was founded by Lawrence Crossley, Palm Springs’ first African American resident, in 1956. Crossley intended the 20-acre tract, which at the time was outside city limits ...

The Crossley Tract was founded by Lawrence Crossley, Palm Springs’ first African American resident, in 1956. Crossley intended the 20-acre tract, which at the time was outside city limits ...

Crossley Tract was built in the 1950s for Black families to move into the area. Black entrepreneur Lawrence Crossley was able to acquire the land because it sat outside of Palm Springs. Previously, ...

“But I can’t buy a piece of kale.” Crawford headed to the southern side of Palm Springs and came to the Crossley Tract, named for Lawrence Crossley, a Black trumpet player from New Orleans ...

Others left Palm Springs entirely, with many moving to Banning. Others moved to the Crossley Tract, on the southeastern edge of the city, where Lawrence Crossley — one of the earliest African ...

Palm Springs, Calif ... officials said the tamarisk trees and chain-link fence that run along the Crossley Tract neighborhood and the Tahquitz Creek Golf Course will be removed, the Desert ...