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From the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Never Caught and She Came to Slay comes a vibrant middle grade biography of Susie King Taylor, one of the first Black Civil War nurses, in a new series spotlighting Black women who left their mark on history.

A groundbreaking figure in every sense of the word, Susie King Taylor (1848?1912) was one of the first Black nurses during the Civil War, tending to the wounded soldiers of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Afterward, she was a key figure in establishing a postbellum educational system for formerly bonded Black people, opening several dedicated schools in Georgia. Taylor was also one of the first Black women to publish her memoirs.

Even as her country was at war with itself, Taylor valiantly fought for the rights of her people and demonstrated true heroism.

Susie King Taylor: Nurse, Teacher & Freedom

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    A Hardback by Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Candace Buford

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      Publisher: Simon & Schuster
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/10/2023
      ISBN13: 9781665919944, 978-1665919944
      ISBN10: 1665919949

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author of Never Caught and She Came to Slay comes a vibrant middle grade biography of Susie King Taylor, one of the first Black Civil War nurses, in a new series spotlighting Black women who left their mark on history.

      A groundbreaking figure in every sense of the word, Susie King Taylor (1848?1912) was one of the first Black nurses during the Civil War, tending to the wounded soldiers of the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Afterward, she was a key figure in establishing a postbellum educational system for formerly bonded Black people, opening several dedicated schools in Georgia. Taylor was also one of the first Black women to publish her memoirs.

      Even as her country was at war with itself, Taylor valiantly fought for the rights of her people and demonstrated true heroism.

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