They don't know that she was a runaway slave, that she founded a school and taught both children and adults how to read and write, or that she was the first Black Civil War nurse to write her own story.Born enslaved, Susie and her little brother had an unusual chance to live with their Grandmother Dolly who was free. With their freedom came the opportunity to read and write.Susie quickly went from student to teacher and devoted herself to educating her people. After nursing Black troops during the Civil War, Susie wrote a ...
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They don't know that she was a runaway slave, that she founded a school and taught both children and adults how to read and write, or that she was the first Black Civil War nurse to write her own story.Born enslaved, Susie and her little brother had an unusual chance to live with their Grandmother Dolly who was free. With their freedom came the opportunity to read and write.Susie quickly went from student to teacher and devoted herself to educating her people. After nursing Black troops during the Civil War, Susie wrote a book. This is the story of her remarkable life.
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