Idlewild:: The Black Eden of Michigan
the black eden of michigan
$69.04
- Paperback
128 pages
- Release Date
30 August 2001
Summary
Once considered the most famous African-American resort community in the country, Idlewild was referred to as the Black Eden of Michigan in the 1920s and ‘30s, and as the Summer Apollo of Michigan in the 1950s and ‘60s. Showcasing classy revues and interactive performances of some of the leading black entertainers of the period, Idlewild was an oasis in the shadows of legal segregation. Idlewild: Black Eden of Michigan focuses on this illustrative history, as well as the decline and the commu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780738518909 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0738518905 |
| Series: | Images of America |
| Author: | Ronald J. Stephens, R. Stephens |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing (SC) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 128 |
| Release Date: | 30 August 2001 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 10mm x 165mm x 239mm |
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About The Author
Ronald J. Stephens
Author Ronald J. Stephens is an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In 1995, he assisted Ted Talbert with his award-winning documentary, “Idlewild: A Place in the Sun.” He has done extensive field research in the community and maintains active memberships in the Lake County Merrymakers’ Friends of Historic Idlewild, Mid-Michigan Idlewilders, and Idlewild Lot Owners’ Association.
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