Her mother's maiden name - according to this source - was McMurry. (Full name: Bernice McMurry Scott) Given that you tagged this as "North African I am not sure that this will help your quest much; however, we do know that many slaves were given the surname's of the slave-owner. So, maybe this WILL help you.
I hope so.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.