No man who owns his own house and lot can be a Communist, claimed William Levitt, who pioneered the modern suburb with the development of the various Levittowns, his famous planned communities. He has too much to do.

But the Levittowns were, with Levitt’s willing acquiescence, segregated throughout their early years

Daisy and Bill Myers, the first black family to move into Levittown, Pennsylvania, were greeted with protests and a burning cross.Continue reading→