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S4 E4: The Community of Idlewild: An Affluent African American Summer Enclave

Welcome back to Tales of Northern Michigan’s Past! In this Episode Chris sits down with his long time friend and historian John Cohassey, who delves into the community of Idlewild, an African American Summer Resort for Affluent African Americans, that hosted musicians from the early jazz era all the way through to Motown. This will be Part 1 of their conversation.

 

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