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Susie Baker King Taylor was the first Black educator to teach openly in a school for formerly enslaved African Americans in Georgia. As the author of Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33d United States Colored Troops, Late 1st S.C. Volunteers, she was the only African American woman to publish a memoir of her wartime experiences. Susie Baker, the daughter of enslaved parents, was born in Liberty County on August 6, 1848.

Rock strata of Taylor Ridge, part of the Valley and Ridge geographic province, are visible from Interstate 75, which runs through Ringgold Gap in northwest Georgia. The ridges of the province are formed of hard layers of sandstone or chert, while the valleys are composed of softer shale and limestone. Courtesy of Tim Chowns The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print.