our guest, wanda williams-bailey 's mother. how difficult was that for your mother to come forward, wanda? >> it was very difficult. i spent a great deal of time with her prior to her coming out. actually, i elaborate in my manuscript i just completed that i spent years -- this was years in the making -- to encourage her to come forward. so it was a battle back-and-forth to accomplish that goal. and i had to respect her opinion, and i did not want to coerce her into doing it. it was a decision she had to make. but i thought it was a part of what needed to be told, her story. and ultimately, she had to make the final decision. and in doing so, after strom thurmond passed away, she felt, she said to me one evening, it is time. at that point, she encouraged me to go ahead and make the arrangements to do what was necessary so that she could make a public announcement. and i am proud for her that she decided to do that because she is a part of history. she rewrote history. so the fact that she came forward was a moment for all of us