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Monday, July 29, 2013

Crisis in Levittown: Documentary On Racism In an all white Neighborhood in 1957

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Crisis in Levittown: Documentary On Racism In an all white Neighborhood in 1957

The Black middle-class Myers family moves into all-white Levittown, PA in August, 1957, and are snubbed and mistreated, in this powerful landmark documentary showcasing racism in the United States. This movie is part of the collection and courtesy of the Academic Film Archive of North America from www.archive.org; Producer: Lee Bobker/Lester Becker.

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