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Author Imani Perry explores the South to reveal the soul of America

Imani Perry discusses what it meant to write a book about her own home, and why the South is so important to comprehend the rest of the nation.
Author and Princeton Professor Imani Perry.

"The South."

It's not a neutral term for most Americans. But love it or hate it, a new book says you must appreciate its good, bad and ugly sides to understand the country.

The book is South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation.

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

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