Restoring Idlewild, Michigan, historic vacation spot for Black people

W.E.B. Du Bois, Madam C. J. Walker and other intellectuals and political figures came to this area, known as Black Eden, to escape from a segregated America.

Idlewild Lake: Michigan's Black Eden

Idlewild – Idlewild, Michigan - Atlas Obscura

Past Into Present: 4 Journeys That Changed Us - The New York Times

Idlewild, Michigan (1912- ) •

Bringing back 'Black Eden': The push to restore Idlewild's historic hotel

Idlewild – Idlewild, Michigan - Atlas Obscura

Restoring Idlewild, Michigan, historic vacation spot for Black people

R and R from Racism” at Idlewild—Michigan's African American Resort

Idlewild – Idlewild, Michigan - Atlas Obscura

Idlewild, a historic vacation spot for African Americans, is getting a makeover

$3.8M in Action Fund Grants Help Protect 40 African American Historic Sites