Writing Professor and Author Jerald Walker discusses his poignant collection of essays called “How To Make A Slave," which is a finalist for a National Book Award. In the book, Walker reflects on growing up on Chicago's Southside, what it means to depict Black American life with authenticity and what he hopes to teach his children about the complex joy of the African-American experience.

S3 Ep 9: Jerald Walker, author of How To Make A Slave

<p>Hosted by Stephen Henderson, Created Equal is about the promise of opportunity and the challenge of inequality from the city that built America &mdash; Detroit.</p>

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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.

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

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S3 Ep 9: Jerald Walker, author of How To Make A Slave

S3 Ep 9: Jerald Walker, author of How To Make A Slave