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South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation (National Book Award Winner)

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Imani Perry’s mesmerizing blending of history, travelogue, creative storytelling, and memoir is an exquisitely beautiful expression of a deeply felt, yet conflicted love for a part of America that is in many ways her home. Lithe and nuanced, yet a laser sharp lesson in the complex and shifting landscapes of American racial and political identities. 

WINNER OF THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“An elegant meditation on the complexities of the American South—and thus of America—by an esteemed daughter of the South and one of the great intellectuals of our time. An inspiration.” —Isabel Wilkerson

An essential, surprising journey through the history, rituals, and landscapes of the American South—and a revelatory argument for why you must understand the South in order to understand America

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