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by roywiggins 2557 days ago
"solving big national problems for mutual benefit"

"the environment for individuals to achieve their dreams of an independent and secure home life"

"Levittown served two or three generations very well"

Each of these statements are simply not true. The benefit, the individuals, the generations- they were all white, by law (whites-only requirements were written into the covenants.you had to sign to buy a place). Sure, not everyone could take advantage, but everyone who could was white. This article is misrepresenting the history: this was for white benefit, white individuals, and white generations.