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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