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First published 2021

South to America

A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon To Understand the Soul of a Nation

by Imani Perry

NBA Nonfiction 2022 · Winner

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The New Yorker, the Best Books of 2022 No. 320

ISBN 9780063090767 · 9780062977373 · 9780063095311

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