Charles Sims of Oxford, Mississippi, sits down with the Black Belt News Network during the 59th annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma to discuss his journey to right his family's wrongs when it comes to racial justice. Sims is a descendant of James Z. George, who wrote the Jim Crow laws in Mississippi and helped write the state's constitution. He shares why he started a nonprofit Dream 2020 to atone for his family history.

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