Conrad, Pam. Our House: The Stories of Levittown. New York, NY: Scholastic, 1995.
In this historical fiction, the author uses fictional characters" experiences to show what life was like in Levittown through six short stories based on the six decades since 1940. (Grades 4-8)
Fradin, Dennis B. and Judith B. Fradin. The Power of One: Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine. New York, NY:: Clarion Books, 2004.
This expository text is a biographical look at the Daisy Bates" fight to support the integration of Arkansas schools. Based on primary sources such as newspaper articles, archival photographs, and the interviews with participants, this text offers a griping look into one of the earliest Civil Rights struggles to gain national prominence. (Grades 6-8)
The Power of One: Daisy Bates and the Little Rock Nine. New York, NY: Clarion Books, 2004.
This expository text is a biographical look at the Daisy Bates" fight to support the integration of Arkansas schools. Based on primary sources such as newspaper articles, archival photographs, and the interviews with participants, this text offers a griping look into one of the earliest Civil Rights struggles to gain national prominence. (Grades 6-8)
Gans, Herbert. The Levittowners. Irvington, NY: Columbia University Press, 1982.
The author examines the lives of residents in Levittown through the development of social groups, churches, politics, and other aspect of suburban life.
Kallen, Stuart. A Cultural History of the United States Through the Decades- The 1950"s. Chicago, IL: KidHaven Press, 2003.
Characterized by many photographs and maps, this grade-appropriate text covers the issues that made the 1950s such a dynamic time of change. (Grades 5-8)
Levine, Ellen. Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories. New York, NY: Putnam Juvenile, 2000.
This book is a compilation of 30 narratives written by children and teenagers during the Civil Rights movement. For example, a young high school junior named Claudette Colvin was arrested months earlier than Rosa Parks for refusing to move to the back of a bus. (Grades 6-8)
Site offers background and the interesting perspective of Herbert Gans, a sociologist who lived in Levittown as a "participant-observer
History of Jim Crow http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/history/history.htm
Website that offers abundant information on the segregating Jim Crow Laws. The actual address above is the section giving various essays about Jim Crow issues. In addition, further investigation will yield online simulations (http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/resources/simulations.htm) and online image galleries (http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/scripts/jimcrow/gallery.cgi)
Levittowners.COM. Welcome to Levittown, PA http://www.levittowners.com/Default.htm
This is a "scrapbook" site that offers pictures, newspaper clippings, and maps of various aspect of Levittown, Pennsylvania. Examine the specific models or learn about how the land was purchased on this site.
The State Museum of Pennsylvania, "Levittown PA: Building the American Dream," http://server1.fandm.edu/levittown/default.html
Incredible online exhibit from the State Museum of Pennsylvania; this site allows visitors to examine Levittown from its beginnings to the "modern" kitchens promoted to attract mothers. Visitors may choose from such interesting topics as "Electronic Hearths" to "Kidsville USA" or can simply go "through" the exhibit step by step. Includes many pictures, advertisements, and other relevant documents.
