isabel wilkerson. [applause] >> thank you so much for that beautiful introduction, and thank you so much for every one of you here you should this tent -- under this tent to hear me speak. it means so much to me, it's so emotional, actually, for me to be here in washington d.c. i'm a daughter of washington d.c. i would not exist, literally, if it were not for washington d.c. washington, d.c. was the other sun for my participants, s-u-n. it was the other sun, and it's what drew my parents from the south, deep south, to here in the hopes that life might be better for them. and so washington, d.c. n many respects, was the inspiration for this book. this is the book, this is my copy. this is my copy of the book. you can see it's very well worn. it's called the salad, actually. it has been all over the country and to europe. and it is my version of it. this book took me 15 years to write, to research and to write. it took me 15 years to get to the point where i could stand before you today and talk about it

thanks so much isabel wilkerson. >> thanks so much for having me. >> great to have you here today.ongresswoman gabby giffords back in washington for the retirement ceremony of her husband navy captain mark kelly. the last time sefs seen in public was in early august when she made the surprise appearance to cast her vote to raise the debt ceiling. >>> and up next, the romney doctrine, a preview of his foreign policy speech with his newest top adviser. and another reminder of steve jobs' impact on our culture beyond technology. there's advertising. >> we shall prevail. >> on january 24th, apple computer will interest due mcintoch and you'll see why 1984 won't be like 1984. >> really helps this conversation about our country get started. i vote to keep this conversation going november 2008. [ male announcer ] nature valley sweet & salty nut bars... they're made from whole roasted nuts and dipped in creamy peanut butter, making your craving for a sweet & salty bar irresistible, by nature valley. i opened the first sammy's back sammin 1966. box. my employees are like family. and, i want

when you read isabelle wilkerson's book about the wavrmwavrm of other sons, do we move out of here to save our lives, go north, go west, as so many people did? what i was looking for was just how does it feel now? you know, you -- mr. cain, you lived through this period, you made your choices. i don't have any argument with the choices. what does it feel like now when you look back on it? melissa, go ahead. i want everyone -- i want to let this conversation breathe. i want you to tell me what you took from what you saw. >> i would start by underlining everything reverend sharpton just said about the complicity of herman cain in a particular kind of racial discourse. that said, and with no support for herman cain's 9-9-9 plan on anything else on the cain menu, i was squirming with discomfort watching this interview, lawrence, between you and mr. cain. and my discomfort came from a couple of sources. one, just exactly as you said, the menu of choices, i think we have to be so careful. when we are not facing that imminent violence, ourselves, we have to be extremely careful about even th