Detroiter's new memoir details Black roots of country music

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Just before the dawn of Motown in 1959 in Detroit, Alice Randall was born. She grew up to have a long and successful career as a songwriter for some of the biggest American country artists. That story — rich with struggle and nuance and joy — is the subject of her latest book, "My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music's Black Past, Present, and Future." It’s a fascinating look at the profound but ignored overlap between the history of Black music and country music in America.

Randall joined Created Equal on Monday to discuss that intersection and how growing up in Detroit influenced her songwriting.

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Hosted by Stephen Henderson, Created Equal is about the promise of opportunity and the challenge of inequality from the city that built America — Detroit.