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1. • • Idlewild contrasts Outkast's hip-hop/funk/soul sound against a story based on a juke joint in the fictional Depression-era town of Idlewild, Georgia in 1935.
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   Is Idlewild based on a true story?

   • Idlewild contrasts the group's hip-hop, funk, and soul sound against a story based on a juke joint in the fictional Depression -era town of Idlewild, Georgia in 1935. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film is an HBO Films co-production alongside Mosaic Media Group and Forensic Films.

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   Who started Idlewild?

   • Idlewild was founded by a group of white developers, some from Michigan and some from Chicago, who saw an opportunity in what Stephens describes as "an era of upward mobility, a growing Black middle class with education and some disposable income." "These developers weren't totally out for a profit for themselves," he says.

   Michigan's 'Black Eden': A short history of Idlewild

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   What happened to Idlewild?

   • Since the era of the civil rights movement, many of the community's hotels, cottages, and clubs have fallen into disrepair, although recent initiatives at the state and local level have sought to revitalize the community. But Idlewild still holds deep significance for many Black visitors.

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   How did Idlewild become a ghost town?

   • In the late '60s, Idlewild began to fall into disrepair, creating the near-ghost town that persists today. "Things started slowly deteriorating," Stephens says. "People abandoned homes that had been inherited to them by not paying taxes.

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   Who founded Idlewild access park?

   • Idlewild Access Park Photo by Doug Coombe. Although white people established Idlewild, Black people quickly took the lead in shaping it. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a Black surgeon known for performing the first successful, documented pericardium surgery in the U.S., first bought property in Idlewild in 1915.

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   Was Idlewild a black resort?

   • By Stephens' research, when Idlewild was first established in 1912, it was only the third resort in America catering to Black visitors. Segregation was still in full effect at the time, and safe recreational options for Black families were extremely limited.

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3. www.detroitnews.com › story › entertainmentStoried Idlewild gets its story told - The Detroit News

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   Jul 7, 2016 · But the cinematic Idlewild was a fictional town in Georgia, not the real-life resort destination in northwest Michigan upon which the movie obviously was based.

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   Idlewild contrasts Outkast's hip-hop/funk/soul sound against a story based on a juke joint in the fictional Depression-era town of Idlewild, Georgia in 1935. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film is a Universal and HBO Films production with Mosaic Media Group and Forensic Films.

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   Oct 13, 2020 · Although white people established Idlewild, Black people quickly took the lead in shaping it. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, a Black surgeon known for performing the first successful, documented pericardium surgery in the U.S., first bought property in Idlewild in 1915.

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   2 days ago · His true identity, Ronald Edwin Hunkeler, was revealed after his death at age 85 in 2020. The story stuck with Blatty. In the late 1960s, the author — then a comedy writer — took a break to ...

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10. www.metacritic.com › movie › idlewildIdlewild Reviews - Metacritic

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    Aug 25, 2006 · Set against the backdrop of a 1930s southern speakeasy, Idlewild explores the lives of Percival (Benjamin), the club's shy piano player, and Rooster (Patton), the club's showy lead performer and manager.