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Meeting David Wilson is a 2008 American documentary film. It is a 90-minute video produced for initial presentation on the MSNBC cable channel. Its focus is the encounter between David A. Wilson, a black American filmmaker who grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and David B. Wilson, a descendant of a white American tobacco-planter who had owned some of the black Wilsonsโ€™ ancestors as slaves. The film was directed by Daniel Woolsey and David A. Wilson and produced by Barion Grant.

The Wilsons and Barion founded an African-American News website at NBC News entitled The Grio.

Post-premiere discussion

The initial cable-TV broadcast was followed by a 90-minute "town hall" discussion recorded at Howard University a week before the broadcast. Brian Williams moderated the event, and the following also participated:

References

  1. "Meeting David Wilson Film Reviewed by Kam Williams". aalbc.com: African American Literature Book Club. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  2. "Meeting David Wilson โ€“ Howard University News Service". Retrieved 2023-04-24.

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