Vivian shares a vivid account of her childhood, giving a richness to the insight she offers us.
It is in many ways a hard childhood, they are hemmed in by societal constrains on the black working-class.
But it is hopefully, her Mother might have had to put away her own dreams but past on a spirit that taken Vivian forward to reach ambitions.
When Mill Creek is subject to “slum clearance” to make way for a highway – as was (and is) often the case officialdom fails to see the vitality of a community because of its apparent material lack.
This is heightened compared with the same process within the UK by the additional racial dynamic, and the very stark and rapid white flight as black families move to new neighbourhoods.
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