Idlewild: The Rise, Decline, and Rebirth of a Unique African American Resort Town

by Ronald J. Stephens

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In 1912, white land developers founded Idlewild, an African American resort community in western Michigan. Over the following decades, the town became one of the country's foremost vacation destinations for the black middle class, during its peak drawing tens of thousands of visitors annually and hosting the era's premier entertainers, such as The Four Tops, Della Reese, Brook Benton, and George Kirby. With the civil rights movement and the resulting...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0472035908

ISBN13:9780472035908

Release Date:September 2013

Publisher:University of Michigan Regional

Length:420 Pages

Weight:1.41 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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