# Susie King Taylor: Nurse, Teacher & Freedom Fighter - Hardcover

by **Erica Armstrong Dunbar** (Author), **Candace Buford** (Author)

**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.

### Author Biography

Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the Charles and Mary Beard Professor of History at Rutgers University. Her first book, _A Fragile Freedom: African American Women and Emancipation in the Antebellum City_, was published by Yale University Press in 2008. Her second book, _Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge_ was a 2017 finalist for the National Book Award in nonfiction and a winner of the 2018 Frederick Douglass Book Award. She is also the author of _She Came to Slay_, an illustrated tribute to Harriet Tubman, and _Susie King Taylor_ and is the co-executive producer of the HBO series _The Gilded Age_.

Candace Buford has always been drawn to stories with strong and complex people of color. She graduated from Duke University with a degree in German literature and holds a law degree from Penn State Law, as well as a business degree from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. She is the author of the critically acclaimed novels _Kneel_ and _Good as Gold_. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @CandaceBuford.

**Number of Pages:** 288

**Dimensions:** 0.81 x 8.46 x 5.84 IN

**Publication Date:** September 26, 2023

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