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Reviewed by Alice DiNizo for Readers' Favorite
Edna Spencer tells of her family's relocation from Oakridge, Tennessee, to Worcester, Massachusetts, when, in 1933, the Tennessee Valley Authority took over the land where her family and other black families had made their homes for years. She tells honestly of the effects of segregation. She points out that at the time of the Civil War there were 7,300 freemen in Tennessee and that her great-grandfather "Grandaddy" was the son of one of those freemen. Edna recalls her early years on her great-grandparents' Oakridge farm with her beloved cousin Ben, their neighbors Miss Louise and Mr. Rubin, and of her grandfather's third wife, Hannahbell. Spencer tells of the Great Migration of blacks from the South to find work in the North. Her family's relocation to Worcester, Massachusetts, was a part of that, for the TVA had taken away their family farm with its rich, tillable soil. The author made her peace with Worcester, actually coming to like it as a town. She tells of going off to work and meeting her husband Cornelius. She continues by sharing her memories of her various jobs and how she finally went to work at State Mutual. Ms Spencer has never forgotten the racial slurs she had to ignore.
"What Color Is the Wind?" is a well-written tale of a remarkable woman's life. Spencer tells of the history of the black people in America and the indignities that her people suffered and fits her family's story into this history. "What Color Is the Wind" will delight readers and remind them of the paths that the black man has walked in this country. Edna Spencer brings her tale to life and sheds light on the prejudice her community faced.
