Module 3: Levittown, Daisy and William Myers Geographic Case Study

Black and White Comparison Map of Levittown

Introduction

Levittowns (Pennsylvania and New Jersey) - Encyclopedia of Greater PhiladelphiaThe iconic Levittown communities endure as symbols of the unique character of post-World War II U.S. suburban development.

Crisis in Levittown

In this module we are going to be looking at the case of Daisy and William Myers in Levittown, PA and put it into context with the regional area. Levittown was built in the 1950s.

A crowd gathers outside the Myers family home, trying to scare away the first black family in Levittown, Pa. August 16, 1957. George D. McDowell/Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pa.

Reference Map

Black and White Comparison Map of Levittown

White Population in Levittown

Students map will show the percent White with for Levittown State statistics below.

Conclusion

Write a short summary of what you see in terms of geographic differences occupied by different racial groups. Next Mod we compare this to Redlining maps.