Spying On The South by Tony Horwitz

An Odyssey Across the American Divide

A traveling reporter moves across the American South examining how the legacy of slavery, Reconstruction, Jim Crow and the Lost Cause still shapes lives and politics today, reporting on controversies over Confederate monuments, racial violence, and contemporary movements for justice. Combining on-the-ground interviews with historians, descendants and everyday residents, the narrative blends historical context, investigative reporting and wry personal observation to show how past injustices inform present divisions and debates about memory and identity.

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