The Myers family was the first African American family to move into Levittown, PA, in 1957, causing a standoff between some angry neighbors who objected on racial grounds and good neighbors, civil rights groups and the state government. There is a reprint of the 8/16/57 Philadelphia Inquirer account in the 8/3/09 Inquirer at B1. There is a book on the subject, Levittown, Two Families, One Tycoon, and the Fight for Civil Rights in America's Legendary Suburb, by David Kushner, published by Walker and Co. in 2009.
Publication date | Jun 24, 2018 |
The Myers family was the first African American family to move into Levittown, PA, in 1957, causing a standoff between some angry neighbors who objected on racial grounds and good neighbors, civil rights groups and the state government. There is a reprint of the 8/16/57 Philadelphia Inquirer account in the 8/3/09 Inquirer at B1. There is a book on the subject, Levittown, Two Families, One Tycoon, and the Fight for Civil Rights in America's Legendary Suburb, by David Kushner, published by Walker and Co. in 2009.
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Comments : This home was featured in film clips from 1957 on Stories from the Road on the History channel last night. The accounts were both frightening and sad.
Date : 2015-11-21