Woman of Color Daughter of Privilege: Amanda America Dickson 1849-1893

About this book

The story of an elite woman of color in 19th-century Georgia. Dickson whose mother was a slave on her fathers plantation was raised in her fathers household. She achieved independent social status when her fathers death made her the largest property owner in the county but not without a legal battle. Her story reveals racial ambiguities which existed under slavery and emancipation. Appendices offer genealogical charts and tables on property values and population in the region. Annotation copyright Book News Inc. Portland Or.