{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"New book explores how the American South has 'done the dirty work of the nation'","publication_date":"February 02, 2022","summary":"In her new book \"South to America,\" author Imani Perry seeks to change how people view the American South and, thus, the country's history as a whole. Jeffrey Brown spoke with Perry, who traveled through the southern regions of the U.S. and explored the complexities and misperceptions she found along the way.","author_name":"By Jeffrey Brown","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2022\/02\/26a31058eff590da9d3568b5f5f2509d-south-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}