Meeting David Wilson

Name: Meeting David Wilson
Rating: 7

“One name… two men… separated by race… bound by slavery.”

2008movie1h 23mReleasedSeriez Score: 7/10

Documentary

Director: David A. Wilson

Overview

African American filmmaker David A. Wilson decided to look into his family's history during the slave era. The result is this documentary, which provides a unique perspective on the long shadow cast by slavery in America. Wilson travels to North Carolina to visit the plantation where his ancestors once toiled and to meet its current owner -- a white man named David Wilson, whose slave-owning ancestors originally occupied the property.