Levittown
Subtitle: two families, one tycoon, and the fight for civil rights in America's legendary suburb
By: David Kushner.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Walker & Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780802716194
Subjects: Levitt, William, -- 1907-1994; African Americans -- Civil rights -- Pennsylvania -- Levittown -- History -- 20th century; Segregation -- Pennsylvania -- Levittown -- History -- 20th century; Levittown (Pa.) -- History -- 20th century; Levittown (Pa.) -- Race relations
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.