But JOY cometh in the morning: The Susie King Taylor Story with special guest Hermina Glass-Hill

Sitting across the table today is Hermina Glass-Hill - historian, writer, preservationist, sustainability advocate - a voice for environmental justice and human rights - Oceana's Georgia Senior Field Representative - and the foremost scholar on Susie King Taylor in the United States. 

Hermina recalls what she felt when she first read Susie King Taylor's book back in 2009 - "I was shocked. I had traveled to Savannah for business thousands of times, and when I read it, I was like ... this is all about Georgia, Savannah, you know the Coastal area. I worked in the Civil War Center at Kennesaw State University - and I was like holy smoke, what?!?! I am Georgia born and bred and listen - I know everything there is to know about Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and Clara Barton who started the American Red Cross - but I had never heard anything about Susie King Taylor, and she's from my home state.  And I decided that I wanted to do something about this."

Learn more about the voices and topics in this episode: 

Hermina on LinkedIn

Hermina's leadership at the Susie King Taylor Institute

"Reminiscences of My Life in Camp with the 33rd United States Colored Troops"

The Susie King Taylor Women's Institute and Ecology Center

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