Barbara Wright

When the John Hope Franklin Young Scholars studied the 1898 Massacre in Wilmington, NC, they became enraged that such an important event was not covered in their eighth grade history textbooks. The Young Scholars then decided to write and self-publish a novel as a tribute to the late Duke historian, Dr. John Hope Franklin.

Gr 5–8—Moses, an 11-year-old African American boy, is hoping for a fun summer in Wilmington, North Carolina...