A conversation about race

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WILLIAMS: We're back and it's a hot night in Washington, DC. We've done our level best tonight to facilitate a conversation, a conversation after all was the goal of our filmmaker David Wilson who joins us with David Wilson and David, you wanted to say a few final words.

DAVID WILSON, FILMMAKER: I just don't want - there is something I don't want to be lost in this whole night. What we tried to do in this film is set an example where the average black man and the average whiteperson could feel comfortable and have a starting point, an example in which they can interact with each other in race. A lot of what we heard tonight was very academic and a lot of Americans don't exist on that level.
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David Wilsons on their hopes for the future
April 11: Both David Wilsons talk about what they heard during the discussion on race, and how they hope the documentary will affect Americans.
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So I think we have to be realistic. Until we interact as regular citizens I think we can't deal with those bigger academic issues. This is something that, like I said, involves average Americans and so that's what we're trying to inspire, the interaction between average white and black Americans.

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WILLIAMS: David, this conversation started with you in a way. You were the first recipient of the phone call and I guess it's fitting that you'll have the final word tonight.

DAVID WILSON, FARMER: I think that we've heard a lot of different perspectives tonight and everyone has their legitimate concerns. I felt and related in prior conversations that it may not be so much as to what I think because it can polarize just like a lot of comments tonight will polarize.

But I think that each person watching this on TV, that's here tonight, needs to look introspectively into their own psyche and realize why they feel the way they do. Is it legitimate? Can there be room for change? Whether it's education, whether it's economic, whatever it might be, but people will have to individually make these decisions on their own and not depend on someone else to make it for them.

WILLIAMS: Well, thank you, both of you for starting the conversation.

If you're watching this live tonight the conversation continues live after this broadcast. If you're watching this weeks or months from now in a school or a church, the conversation is now up to you. It should keep going. That was our purpose tonight, to our filmmaker, to our audience, all our experts and to you, thank you for being with us from Washington.

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