Trailblazing teacher, dedicated nurse and Civil War veteran, Susie King Taylor is a remarkable figure in both local and national history. Born into slavery in Liberty County in 1848, Taylor relocated to Savannah at the age of seven to live with her grandmother. It was here that Taylor began a secret education at the behest of her grandmother, who arranged for her to attend two clandestine schools taught by free African American women. Taylor excelled academically to the point that she exceeded her teachers. One year after the Civil War began, she moved back to Liberty County to be with her mother and rumors about Yankees bringing freedom circulated among the enslaved community.