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Levittown/Concord Park: Utopia in Our Backyard

Levittown/Concord Park: Utopia in Our Backyard

Released Thursday, 13th June 2019
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Levittown/Concord Park: Utopia in Our Backyard

Levittown/Concord Park: Utopia in Our Backyard

Levittown/Concord Park: Utopia in Our Backyard

Levittown/Concord Park: Utopia in Our Backyard

Thursday, 13th June 2019
 2 people rated this episode
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Suburban developments built in the 1950s were idyllic communities and gave many people their first opportunity at home ownership, but typically excluded African Americans. While William Levitt used explicit racial covenants and other tactics to keep his famed Levittown developments white, one builder used racial quotas to create an integrated community — and succeeded, for a while. Can the suburbs be a utopia for all?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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