Describes how the entrepreneurial Levitt family constructed affordable community homes that were only available to white buyers, recounting how the Wechslers, a white Jewish communist family, secretly arranged for a black family to purchase a house next door, an arrangement that resulted in an explosive response and influential integration practices.

The captain and the kids -- The other Harlem -- Dodgers fans -- The perfect plan -- A good home -- Pioneers -- Neighbors -- An extra bedroom and a garage -- 43 Deepgreen Lane -- The secret castle -- The baby won't know -- The missing thumb -- Battle lines -- Back to school -- Dandelions and bayonets -- Freedom fighters -- The stand -- The promise.