Yesterday’s First Sunday Lecture was entitled Susie King
Taylor: An African-American Woman’s Civil War Experience. It was presented by Mary Wallace Moore,
Smyrna Public Library Director.
In 1902, native Georgian, Susie King Taylor published a
memoir of her experiences as a newly freed slave working for African-American
Federal Troops during the Civil War. Mrs. Taylor provided a window into camp
life from a unique perspective. Re-visiting Mrs. Taylor's memoir is an
excellent way to celebrate this year's theme for African-American History Month
-- "African Americans in Times of War."
Speaker Biography:
Mary Moore has been the director of Smyrna Library for five
years. Mrs. Moore ran across a mention of Susie King Taylor while reading
online. Surprised that she had never heard of Mrs. Taylor before, Mrs. Moore
began researching Mrs. Taylor's life and work.
The First Sunday Lecture series is sponsored by the Friends
of Smyrna Library and Smyrna Library.
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