The Susie King Taylor Women’s Institute and Ecology Center, a Georgia-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting public education programs that highlight the history and achievements of literate, ex-slave Susie King Taylor, will host a birthday party in honor of the 171-year old Civil War teacher and nurse. The event is slated for Aug. 9-11 during the center’s 3-day annual Mami Wata Rising™ International Conference.