The discipline of history is based upon argument. On describing her book not as a history, but a true story She joined All Things Considered host Mary Louise Kelly to talk about what it meant to write the book about her own home, and why the region is so important to comprehend the rest of the nation.Īuthor and Princeton Professor Imani Perry. Weaving historical events with personal anecdotes in her new book, Perry takes readers on a journey to the past and present of the region – from the Deep South and the Black Belt, to the Gulf Coast and the Sea Islands. Perry is the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, and the author of other books including the award-winning, Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry. Its author, Imani Perry, says, "We can't deny parts of who we are, particularly when those parts are the ones that set the stage for what the nation would become." The book is South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation. But love it or hate it, a new book says you must appreciate its good, bad and ugly sides to understand the country. It's not a neutral term for most Americans. The book South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation.
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