Michele Norris tells the story of her experiences after setting out to discover what she calls the "hidden conversation on race" taking place in the U.S. since the election of Barack Obama as president--a quest that became intensely personal when she uncovered facts about her own family's history of encounters with racism.
A host of NPR's "All Things Considered" traces her ancestry in America's South and how it reflects the nation's turbulent efforts toward racial equality, a heritage that has influenced her awareness about character, silence, and integration.
