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Six of the South’s native creators take us home to the places that define their work.
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.
Episode 2 Preview
Preview: Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
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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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- One of my most effective methods is write a song for my wife, and if she likes it, everybody else is gonna like it too.
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- You know, there's something about hearing a melody that connects you to your whole life.
- I remember my grandma telling me a story is the thing that we hold onto in our last dying days.
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Author Angie Thomas Talks About Being Bullied
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Author Angie Thomas ("The Hate U Give") loves writing for young people. (1m 35s)
Grammy Award Winner Lyle Lovett and His Love for Horses
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Grammy Award winner Lyle Lovett has a soft spot for horses. (1m 29s)
Screenwriter Qui Nguyen on Storytelling
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Screenwriter Qui Nguyen was given the gift of storytelling by his grandmother. (1m 14s)
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