Soul and Skin: Religion and Race in the Battle for the White House - Republicans and Race

Two-part series exploring two of the most sensitive fault lines in American politics, religion and race, and what role they will play in the 2008 presidential elections. Rob Watson visits Virginia to tackle the issue of race in the election. He considers whether it is really possible for Barack Obama to run as a candidate that transcends race, and asks how all sides will respond to the election of the first black US president should he win.