From Slavery: The Life and Legacy of Susie King Taylor
			
			By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Born into slavery on a plantation in Georgia in 1848, Susie King Taylor overcame incredible odds to become a pioneer in education, nursing, and activism for African Americans during and after the Civil War. For the first seven years of her life, she lived on a plantation in Georgia, where education for enslaved people was strictly prohibited. However, in 1855, Susie was allowed to live		
					
	
		
	