A review by yapha
Crow by Barbara Wright

4.0

This is a powerful novel which ends in a little acknowledged piece of history, the Wilmington Massacre of 1898. Things are going pretty well for the African-American community of Wilmington, NC 35 years after the Emancipation. There is a strong community, with African-Americans holding elected position, a strong African-American newspaper, bank, hospital, and fire department. Unfortunately this does not last. By the end of the book we see the destruction of the pillars of the community and the beginnings of the racist Jim Crow laws. The unfairness in this story is heart-breaking. Recommended for grades 4 & up.