Authors and historians Kelly Lytle Hernández and Imani Perry reframe what we think we know of US and global identity and history. Perry journeys through the American South in a blend of personal history, travel narrative, and an examination of race, politics, culture, and identity. South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation tells the stories of immigrants, enslaved people, and Perry’s own ancestors to demonstrate that we must first understand the South before we can fully understand the United States.