Levittown: Separate and Unequal
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In 1947, newly minted Levittown, New York offered affordable homes, but there was just one condition: The development builder had written in his deeds that his 17,000 properties could only be sold to Caucasian people. PIX11's James Ford visits these once segregated communities and investigates the effect they still have on Black families today.
WOW! I grew up in Levittown from 1965-1982 and never knew about any of this.... Never a word spoken about this from anyone I knew... What a sad fucking world we live in!
There are plenty of reasons why whites wanted to live in an all white community . Let's examine the black communities that were white and are now primarily black owned . Towns like Hempstead , Elmont , Freeport , Valley Stream , Uniondale , Amityville , Bayshore , etc... These towns are in terrible shape now and are worse off for being black owned . Crime is rampant , property values are down , schools are violent ...No thanks
You probably did not have to deal with it.
This is the “make America great again” they was talking about?
Facts. I knew about this years ago. Levittown L.I. is notorious.
Long Island itself is one of the most segregated areas of the country.
@@sarahcolombo1547 lol. People left the city to get away from the crime, bring dependent on public transportation and have a home
Don't believe this lib bs
And it's sad that this is still happening in some part of all 50 states
@@sarahcolombo1547 That's rather surprising when it's adjacent to NYC.
Tbh I don’t want to go where I’m not wanted.
That's the sad thing for those who came back during the WWII. If you were white then these Levittown homes were PERFECT for you and your growing family. Easily affordable through low interest loans gave these veterans and many people nearly all white the first time to afford a home to the younger generation. If you were black or any other color, you got a middle finger. It's just good old fashion racism here with those redlining ordinances. Designed to keep out all the minorities in the suburbs. Big reason why the 1968 Fair Housing Act came into play to stop those redlining ordinances so that minorities could buy a home in the suburbs.
I grew up in Levittown Pa. The difference there was Levittown Pa was built in four different Townships so regardless of what Levitt did or what the racial make up was of the people buying his houses I went to school and had friends from the people from my Twp. not from people who just lived in a Levitt built house. My Township had a large black population as did my schools so I never noticed any segregation that may have occurred in other Townships with houses built by Levitt. Levittown was never a single entity either governmentally or socially. The only thing I had in common with other people from different Townships was we lived in a house built by Levitt.
And please make note that he a Jewish!! So all this “antisemitism” about Kanye and Kyrie🤦🏾♀️ We know the truth!!
- so was levitt, the developer...
This is the reason I have always felt shame for having grown up in Levittown. I did not enjoy growing up there, couldn't wait to leave. Long ago...and the Historical Society still to this day Denies the history. (I had a back and forth with them a few years ago about this when I suggested they include the history of any black people who did move there---when I was a kid there was ONE black girl, adopted...I'd love to hear her talk about her experience if she is still around...
Her name was Ann. And she lived on Acorn Ln or Leaf Ln
Go move 2 the city
Be around the homeless and crime
Go virtue signal in Johannesburg.
THERE WERE 2 black students in lev. Memorial. Class of 73 and 75. Annie Norman and Charlie Perry.
You probly hate what you see in the mirror...it's called dem disillusionment
I have lived in Levittown, Long Island, New York from January 3, 1974 to July 3, 1984 when I was a young child, I had a excellent upbringing living there and I lived in a great home with my parents!!
Sounds like you're happy about the racial discrimination too! Oh, well. Glad you had a nice childhood.
I never knew that the housing auth had forbidden blacks to live anywhere on LI...my direct apologies to these families. I was too young to comprehend. WE ALL need to live together to become DIVERSE in every job group out there. Again my humble apologies AS I just learned this being 72 yrs old
lib half truths to fit thier narrative ...black vets could buy homes near bye in N.Amitville Uniondale Freeport hempstead...in 1951 the Caucasian clause was removed from levit lease/owner contracts....this is race bait KEEP THE FLAMES ALIVE...DEM EDUCATION
It was all of Long Island ?! That’s insane . I thought they were talking about specific towns
As a black man, I respect your apology. Rarely do I hear or see this.
Just more white guilt.
And levittown was safe and fun
god. i could've lived my whole life without this information. UGH what a world
Little boxes little boxes little boxes filled with ticky tacky little boxes in the hillside. They all looks just a the same.
I moved to Long Island in the late 70s from Brooklyn, New York. I didn't know about William Levitt. It's crazy to know the history. This wasn't even the South. This was America. The land of the free. I remember 79 my Brother and I who didn't experience discrimination. We experienced the first Go back to your own town in America. It started slowly opening up. But I remember racial slurs. We used to go the roller skating rink in Levittown. All White kids. We had to get used to that coming from Brooklyn. Thar was set up by the Government. That is why when you hear Black Lives Matter. That was set up. My Parents became
home owners. I didn't know about all this inside information. Great report about the conniving realtors who blocked. It's like what Akon said. America wasn't built for Black Americans. It was being set up for Melanemic people. Unfortunately that was the truth. America the great. Really?? Changes come with sacrifice.
10:00 I asked on another one of your videos, out of curiosity, what the percentage ratio is for black newscasters, and black reporters, vs. caucasian newscasters and reporters, at news stations across the U.S.? There seems to be an imbalance in the amount of black and white newscasters and reporters. I wonder if anyone else has noticed that?
It’s been like that for Years family , but with social media? It’s been actually been more people of non Caucasian backgrounds doing news or alt news.
Imbalance we only make up 13% of the population
And this same model has been brought to Mexico with the same intentions, and it just has started to work here, even in the last elections at MX City, you can see now the divisionism: east side and west side, which was not sent ever around here...
When i grew up in Yonkers we had black neighbors war vet great family so peaceful now we have Irish & Albanian neighbors both loud and throw parties every holiday Irish beats up on his wife cops constantly called Albanians leave half eaten pizza and trash everywhere...looks can be very deceiving.
Same clause in Levittown PA
Levit built other communities in NJ and PA. I know that Levittown NJ had its name changed to Willingboro, most likely bc of the same practice. I live in Levittown PA but I haven't heard about the housing discrimination here. It did have a reputation as a undesirable Philadelphia community suburb but that had to do with other things like crime. It has been cleaned up over the past 20 years to be more attractive for home buyers.
What’s the crime rate between each town?
Mic drop!
We’re moving to Levett town!
My wife and I deliberately, knowingly and happily moved to a thoroughly integrated community in early 1983 shortly after we married. Our community is better for it. We still live here 40 years on
Better in what way(s)?
What did you find less optimal about living in an exclusively/predominantly white neighborhood *before* moving to the area in which you live today?
@@letsdiscussitoversometea8479 Diversity
@@jimbennett3788 Maybe diversity works for you , but why force it on others .
@@jimmymags6516because you’re a human being and you have to live on earth with other fucking human beings . You are not self sustaining. Your inability to coexist with others is your own personal problem and shouldn’t be fixed or augmented by other people
@@jimmymags6516 It's not about forcing it on others, It's about forcefully excluding people. Long Island, one of the most segregated place in the US didn't end up like that on accident
I live in Atlantic city NJ. Mostly blacks. It's trashy and the RE values are low. Travel 15 min down the road to Margate or Brigantine and the people are mostly white, neighborhoods are beautiful and well kept and RE values are high. I've been all over the Eastern coast and it's the same story. It's not the color of the skin; it's the type of people they are...generally speaking - of course there are exceptions. Cheap RE = high population of minorities.
Very true statement. It will spread if you don't keep it under control.
Perfect place forme!!!! Keep it CLEAN & QUIET!
We have a section of town where deeds were similarly written. The first Black family only bought into the platt in 1985, some 60 years after the platt started.
By the way racism has a reverse. I was 'encouraged' not to buy into Black dominated neighborhoods in our city's south side by Black realtors. I was shown homes in a "traditionally Black neighborhood" on our city's northside, though.
I Got to say this and this may sound kind of wrong, but with gentrification is increases crimes, predominant white neighborhoods are pretty low crime , when dealing with the middle class, but certain neighborhoods once were all white and once they started selling to African Americans the neighborhood when down hill , Compton Californian is a great example. And if you look at neighborhood that was one white as soon as blacks and latinos started to move in there when the neighborhood to shits. I live in Pontevedra Florida , but if you travel towards Jacksonville and you look at neighborhoods in the north side of Jax a 99 percent black is crime infested. The west side of Jacksonville used to be fairly white and low crime and when blacks started to rent and buy homes in those areas now the west side is like the wild Wild West. Because if we want to be politically correct yes its is wrong to discriminate against people of color but in reality once they move to a neighborhood and the neighborhoods became crime infested. I am sorry if i offend anyone but i am calling things how are seeing them.
Some of the highest crime and drug abuse rates in the country are throughout the rust belt. It’s not about skin color, it’s about lack of opportunity and lack of intergenerational wealth.
@beanpasteposts smart people acknowledge what you have stated! People who continue to justify the discrimination and the other foolishness, agree with @lordgrande9561!
W.Levitt was a great man who made US economic superpower. Thanks for explaining to people that 'only Caucasians' clause, was not his whim but one of the clauses of FHA Underwriters handbook. For that reason he couldnt sell homes to Jews as well, despite being a Jew himself.
Very important story!!!
My dad grew up in Levittown , no wonder he’s racist af . So glad I grew up in Oakland instead
You like BBC?
Oakland?? lol
You really upgraded Karen !
The issue with reparations is that a lot of it will be charged to people who did not benefit from these racist policies and who had no role or political voice in formulating implementing those policies. These reparations on the other hand will create hostility in such groups who will be asked to pay.
oh yea, black people lived down in a different section of levitation. do you remember the name.
FOR GOD'S SAKE: There is more than enough land in the USA: FOCUS ON STARTING TO CONSTRUCT BLACK LEVITTOWNS ALL OVER THE USA. If those people don't want you around them, then be so smart as to MOVE ON AND DO YOUR OWN THING!1
EXACTLY.
You’re ignorance is showing
I truly agree
Do your research cause when blacks did try to build their own community whites destroyed it!!! If your an adult I think you know your history with your racist ass
Tulsa sound familiar?
Ever heard about the insurrection in Wilmington NC?
Why not peddle that where the Bund hung out?
Ya ,now discrimination hurts.
Neighborhoods are much nicer without them. Everyone knows it, well-kept secret.
Who is “them?"
So you believe that redlining and discrimination had nothing to do with issues in black communities that were put together by the powers that be, right? Yeah, you just think that black people are animals with IQ's like all RACISTS do, right?
I can’t tell white folks don’t even take showers lol or brush their teeth lol 😂 girl bye
I’m agree
@@ADAMan123 white people
Good idea
cursed place
Race,race,race & ohyeah, race,racerace
It’s easy to ignore race if you’re not the one being oppressed though.
Also , might I just add , my dad who spent his entire childhood and adolescence in Levittown said it was an incredibly violent place to live for a teenager . He said orchestrated violence and socially demanded violence happened every single day . When you have too many white people together who don’t have good values this is what happens
As a black man, I challenge this "journalist" to do a story on black communities in the inner cities, how they live in extreme poverty, the crime they live with everyday.The failing schools. Doesn't fit the narrative though as those cities are all Democrat run and have been for decades.
When I first seen your comment! It through me off, I'm thinking "why is this black man deflecting from the topic" Then I clicked your thumbnail and it all made sense lol
Tether babble
@@dresavbeatz4431 💯💯
Based
Yeah, like vooting GOP will magically make them more intelligent and less prone to crime. Lol
And here we are in 2022 and it’s still the same mess
Nassau county is a million times safer and a better of quality then what nyc has become.
In the 90s and early 2000s I wouldn't of said that
People moved 2 Levittown to own a home have a yard a driveway a backyard maybe a pool , not rely on public transportation and be safer
Not everything is racial
Wrong. You are ignorant.
@@dante6563 not everyone wants to live in urban plight
Stay woke pal lol
Stay off drugs Bch
How could a decent Christian person move there knowing certain people were excluded ?
It’s absolutely racial .
this is why we need reparations
You got plenty by all of you being on welfare. It's time for you to get to work and stop crying
Joe the ice cream man i know because i am from levittown
Vyserte se na minulost, hlavně že dneska v Americe rasismus nemáte, máte na to zákony.
What a good idea.
My dad grew up there and it was one of the most violent places one could grow up
@@baby.nay. Very interesting
I don’t really get what you’re trying to say . Stop being cryptic and just say what was a good idea about Levittown please we are waiting
@@baby.nay. Thats your problem, im hardly being cryptic
Thanks for bringing the value of the houses up with these half truths...
What’s the other half
@@ReadingComprehension8X There is no other half, if this simpleton thought there was, it would have been stated, one would think.
No crime lol
lol is right....and the political corruption was something to behold, along with the police...
You don't see the massive hate crime that is Levittown?
I love how this segment literally shows that a town just a few miles away was willing to sell to black Americans at the same time. And for some reason they blame Levittown for those homeowners not making as much money. LOL
But blacks who were soldiers were not given the WHITE AFFIRMATIVE action welfare like WHITE Caucasoids.
What you fail to realize is that they wouldn't let them into their neighborhood...not that they couldn't afford it....jackass
That’s not what it means dummy figured you would be a Marine they all slow
This is how all suburbia should be safe with no crime
oh, Nassau County also prohibited a government job back then unless you were a registered Republican.
There goes the neighborhood
Swimming in the milk
I loved living in a all white neighborhood. I think living with you own kind is the best.
Of course, it’s a tribesman agitator named rothstein...
And this is the country that people fight for ? Disgusting. Smh
If you don't like it move somewhere else. I'm sure you won't though 😊
Not happy here, GTFO.
~ This is the country millions try to move to every year.
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