Bill Clinton: “Do you think young people--and you're a dean of a school of government--do you think young people are less racially…”

“Do you think young people--and you're a dean of a school of government--do you think young people are less racially prejudiced than their parents on the whole? [Ms. James related her own experience as a youth and part of a group that integrated schools in the South and how over time, relationships were established that broke the barrier of race and friendships flourished.] Mr. Lehrer. Roger Rosenblatt, how would you answer the President's question? Where do we get our attitudes about race? Where do they come from? [Mr. Rosenblatt suggested that racial attitudes stemmed from fear, ignorance, and a sense of otherness, a perceived difference that caused hatred in some and a shy retreat in others. He noted that the focus was too often placed on blame rather than solutions and suggested reaffirming the goal of integration.]”