Levittown
two families, one tycoon, and the fight for civil rights in America's legendary suburb
1st U.S. ed.
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Word Count
59,250 words, Guess
Page Count
237 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivelevittowntwofami0000kush
- ISBN-100802716199
- ISBN-139780802716194
- Goodreads5149322
- LibraryThing6612430
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- Library of Congress Control Number2008026319
- OCLC Control Number232391404
- Open LibraryOL19889782M
Classifications
- DDC305.896/073074821
- LCCF159.L6 K87 2009
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.
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