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

by Ronald J. Stephens

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"