“Thank you for your contribution to the city.”ĭuggan said his favorite Black Bottom Saint is Richard "Night Train" Lane who played for the Detroit Lions from 1960-1965.
“Playing cards bring to life the people that you tell the stories on,” Duggan told Randall. Randall was born in Detroit, but said she moved from the city as a child. We hope that it’s an invitation for everyone around the country and globe to celebrate Detroit art, activism, athletics and industry that is shared by all in Detroit and to celebrate the particular Black history in Detroit that belongs to all Black Americans as an exposit of American excellence made in Detroit.”ĭuggan, who said he read and was mesmerized by Randall’s book, said her connection with the city comes through on every page.
“We’re just thrilled that they’ll be produced in Detroit and distributed from Detroit. “We’ve had people asking for them all over the country,” she said. The first deck of the Black Bottom Saints cards will be what Randall calls the legacy edition.
Randall’s book, “Black Bottom Saints,” released in August, takes place in the city’s legendary predominantly African American neighborhood that was demolished for urban "renewal" and the construction of the Chrysler Freeway in the 1960s.
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