Levittown
two families, one tycoon, and the fight for civil rights in America's legendary suburb
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Describes how the entrepreneurial Levitt family constructed affordable community homes that were only available to white buyers, recounting how the Wechslers, a white Jewish communist family, secretly arranged for a black family to purchase a house next door, an arrangement that resulted in an explosive response and influential integration practices.
Race relationsCivil rightsSegregationHistoryAfrican Americans