{"product_id":"south-to-america-a-journey-below-the-mason-dixon-to-understand-the-soul-of-a-nation-9780063090767","title":"South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"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.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Isabel Wilkerson, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Warmth of Other Suns\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCaste: The Origins of Our Discontents\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn 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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe all think we know the South. Even those who have never lived there can rattle off a list of signifiers: the Civil War, \u003cem\u003eGone with the Wind\u003c\/em\u003e, the Ku Klux Klan, plantations, football, Jim Crow, slavery. But the idiosyncrasies, dispositions, and habits of the region are stranger and more complex than much of the country tends to acknowledge. In \u003cem\u003eSouth to America\u003c\/em\u003e, Imani Perry shows that the meaning of \u003cem\u003eAmerican\u003c\/em\u003e is inextricably linked with the South, and that our understanding of its history and culture is the key to understanding the nation as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a Black woman and native Alabaman returning to the region she has always called home and considering it with fresh eyes. Her journey is full of detours, deep dives, and surprising encounters with places and people. She renders Southerners from all walks of life with sensitivity and honesty, sharing her thoughts about a troubling history and the ritual humiliations and joys that characterize so much of Southern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together stories of immigrant communities, contemporary artists, exploitative opportunists, enslaved peoples, unsung heroes, her own ancestors, and her lived experiences, Imani Perry crafts a tapestry unlike any other. With uncommon insight and breathtaking clarity, \u003cem\u003eSouth to America\u003c\/em\u003e offers an assertion that if we want to build a more humane future for the United States, we must center our concern below the Mason-Dixon Line. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperLuxe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063090767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Imani Perry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41490626904245,"sku":"9780063090767","price":26.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5042e4e9-ee8b-465c-b7d7-32c716c16062.jpg?v=1640921798","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/south-to-america-a-journey-below-the-mason-dixon-to-understand-the-soul-of-a-nation-9780063090767","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}