A review by brooklyn_book_girl
The Color of Love: A Mother's Choice in the Jim Crow South by Gene Cheek

4.0

Ooof. This book. Where to even begin? It's breathtakingly honest. Heartbreaking. Visceral. This memoir is well written. It's hard to read. It makes you think. As someone who grew up in North Carolina and lived in both Winston-Salem and Hickory, it really made me think about life in the south. Especially in regards to segregation and interracial relationships. It also illustrates how love is taught. The ending of this book takes place after I was already born and living there, which really makes me pause to reflect. I'm grateful this book caught my eye and I would recommend reading!