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Season 1 Episode 2 | 30s

Six of the South’s most influential creators take us home to the places that define them: author Angie Thomas to Mississippi; singer/songwriter Jason Isbell to his musical Alabama roots while Amanda Shires takes us to the farm the couple shares; Michael Twitty revisits rural Alabama; Lyle Lovett remembers the Texas of his childhood; and Qui Nguyen returns to his Arkansas small town.

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The series continues as Southern creators take us home to the places that define them.
Justin Moore shows us the land he grew up on and remembers his grandfather.
The series continues as Southern creators take us home to the places that define them.
Two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward reads from her memoir "Men We Reaped."
Pulitzer Prize winner Natasha Trethewey returns to New Orleans.
Screenwriter Qui Nguyen was given the gift of storytelling by his grandmother.
Author Angie Thomas ("The Hate U Give") loves writing for young people.
Six of the South’s native creators take us home to the places that define their work.
Grammy Award winner Lyle Lovett has a soft spot for horses.
The creators explore Southern culture and how storytelling remains vital in the South.
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