How Idlewild Courted the Black Middle Class in the 1930s

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How Idlewild Courted the Black Middle Class in the 1930s

By the 1930s, the black middle class had arrived, with the purchasing power to match. Sensing an opportunity, developers established Idlewild: a summer resort aimed exclusively at African-Americans. (01:36)

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