Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents:
A young Black nurse in a military camp -- The memoir of Susie King Taylor -- Life after the war -- Timeline.
Summary:
Susie King Taylor was born a slave in 1848, but learned to read and secret schools. She taught others to read and write, and served as a laundress, nurse, and teacher with an Army troop of African-American soldiers. Taylor's own words are supplemented by facts about the events she witnessed, the people she met, and the places to which she traveled.
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