Susie King Taylor: Nurse, Teacher & Freedom Fighter -- Erica Armstrong Dunbar

<b>From the acclaimed, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Never Caught</i> and <i>She Came to Slay</i> 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.</b></b> <p/>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. <p/>Even as her country was at war with itself, Taylor valiantly fought for the rights of her people and demonstrated true heroism.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Candace Buford<br><b>Publisher:</b> Aladdin Paperbacks<br><b>Published:</b> 09/26/2023<br><b>Pages:</b> 288<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.40lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 7.30h x 5.20w x 1.20d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781665919937<br><b>Age Range:</b> 13-17<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the Charles and Mary Beard Professor of History at Rutgers University. Her first book, <i>A Fragile Freedom: African American Women and Emancipation in the Antebellum City</i>, was published by Yale University Press in 2008. Her second book, <