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Lieutenant M.J. Walker, of the State police sits in police car and uses loud speaker to warn people that his men are about to clear the street around the Myers' home. William Myers Jr. and his family are the first Negro family to move into Levittown, a previously all white community.With description

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Keywords

  1. Crowds
  2. Demonstrations
  3. Police
  4. Race Relations
  5. Suburbs
  6. Walker, M.J

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