05/07/2026
introduced you guys to the historical Black American Princesses, let me add three more to your study list! These 3 black women are of paramount importance in coastal Georgia black history and African American history as a whole !
Alice Woodby Mckane - One of the first Black women to be a licensed Physician opened the first nurses training school in Savannah which eventually evolved into a hospital !
Anna Ellison Butler Alexander - The first and only Black woman yo be consecrated as a deaconess in the Episcopal church and founder of The Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Pennick, Ga outside of Brunswick.
Susie King Taylor - One of the most important women in Civil War History. Mother Susie educated and nursed hundreds of soldiers and their families working with the Union army colored regiments !
Content inspo and sources Georgia Historical Society