Interview with Barnard Sims, June 22, 2022

Barnard Sims was born in Barrow County to a family of four. Once he started school, he realized that Black people were systematically treated differently than white people and felt that he lacked understanding of Black history. In this interview, Sims shares his journey of re-education, the importance of Black participation in government, and his authorship of The Southern Awakening: A Black Man’s Guide to Liberating the Rural South.

2022-06-22

RBRL361AOHP-059

109 minutes