Idlewild Lake: Michigan's Black Eden VIDEO
It's a community on the west side of the state once known as "Black Eden." Idlewild, located between Cadillac and Big Rapids, became a safe, recreational haven during the Jim Crowe era when among other things. Blacks, even those with means, could not easily buy property. But when legalized discrimination ended in 1964, Blacks could buy property anywhere they wished.
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