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008 130531s2013 miu b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aF574.I35$bS74 2013
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084 $aHIS036060$aSOC001000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aStephens, Ronald Jemal.
245 10 $aIdlewild :$bthe rise, decline, and rebirth of a unique African American resort town /$cRonald J. Stephens.
264 1 $aAnn Arbor :$bUniversity of Michigan Press/Regional,$c2013.
300 $axii, 407 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a" In 1912, white land developers founded Idlewild, an African American resort community in western Michigan. Over the following decades, the town became one of the country's foremost vacation destinations for the black middle class, during its peak drawing tens of thousands of visitors annually and hosting the era's premier entertainers, such as The Four Tops, Della Reese, Brook Benton, and George Kirby. With the civil rights movement and the resulting expansion of recreation options available to African Americans, Idlewild suffered a sharp social and economic decline, and by the early 1980s the town had become a struggling retirement community in the midst of financial and political crises. Meticulously researched and unearthing never-before-seen historical material, Ronald J. Stephens's book examines the rapid rise and decline of this pivotal landmark in African American and leisure history, in the process exploring intersections among race, class, tourism, entertainment, and historic preservation in the United States. Featuring a wealth of fieldwork on contemporary Idlewild, the book also takes a candid look at recent revitalization efforts and analyzes the possibilities for a future resurgence of this national treasure"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references ( pages 381-391) and index.
651 0 $aIdlewild (Mich.)$xHistory.
651 0 $aIdlewild (Mich.)$xSocial life and customs.
651 0 $aIdlewild (Mich.)$xSocial conditions.
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$zMichigan$zIdlewild$xHistory.
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$zMichigan$zIdlewild$xSocial life and customs.
650 0 $aAfrican Americans$zMichigan$zIdlewild$xSocial conditions.
650 7 $aHISTORY / United States / 20th Century.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies.$2bisacsh