the bloodline. we reached out to the great, great grandson of jefferson davis. he s trying to reclaim his family legacy from those who see davis as a hero of white supremacy. the night before our meeting, we slept in the vicksburg home of davis. jefferson s brother in mentor. you say you re a davis descendant in mississippi, you better be ready. it brings responsibility. people are assuming you re going to be a davis. somebody asked me why i don t dress up like him. hayes davis still holds on to artifacts from his great, great grandfather. a book he signed. a letter he sent. a chair he sat in. is there more residents with something that you own van something in a public square? to me, yes, absolutely. because it is handed down. this chair is his remembrance to me. a confederate statue, when those folks put that up, had a reference to them. how do you balance or reconcile or wrestle with the dual narratives around