Will white Americans learn to let go of their implicit primacy, and will Americans of color learn to elevate the submerged American creed and embrace it? This is the challenge of our moment: to define "all-American" in terms that both embrace and transcend race.

Ever wonder what America's hidden conversation about race sounds like? Michele Norris has attempted to tap into that private discourse through The Race Card Project where thousands of people from all over the world have submitted Six Word essays on Race and Cultural identity.