What J. D. Vance did for Appalachia with Hillbilly Elegy, CNN analyst and one of the youngest state representatives in South Carolina history Bakari Sellers does for the rural South, in this important book that illuminates the lives of America’s forgotten black working-class men and women. Part memoir, part historical and cultural analysis, "My Vanishing Country: A Memoir" is an eye-opening journey through the South's past, present, and future. Listen to Michael's conversation from 22 May 2020. The book was published on 19 May 2020.