Title: Levittown
Subtitle: two families, one tycoon, and the fight for civil rights in America's legendary suburb
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.
Subjects: Race relations, Civil rights, Segregation, History, African Americans
Places: Pennsylvania, Levittown, Levittown (Pa.)
People: William Levitt (1907-1994)
Time periods: 20th century