English professor's novel tells of Black Civil War soldiers' fight for freedom Mar 3, 2022 10:45 am by Jodi Heckel Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images Black Cloud Rising, by Professor David Wright Faladé, is based on the life of Richard Etheridge, who after his military service in the Civil War became the leader of the only Black lifesaving crew on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Share on Facebook Tweet Email