Woman of Color, Daughter of Privlege: Amanda America Dickson, 1849-1893 - Paperback

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Woman of Color, Daughter of Privlege: Amanda America Dickson, 1849-1893 - Paperback

Name: Woman of Color, Daughter of Privlege: Amanda America Dickson, 1849-1893 - Paperback
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by Kent Anderson Leslie

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by Kent Anderson Leslie (Author)

This fascinating story of Amanda America Dickson, born the privileged daughter of a white planter and an unconsenting slave in antebellum Georgia, shows how strong-willed individuals defied racial strictures for the sake of family. Kent Anderson Leslie uses the events of Dickson's life to explore the forces driving southern race and gender relations from the days of King Cotton through the Civil War, Reconstruction, and New South eras.

Although legally a slave herself well into her adolescence, Dickson was much favored by her father and lived comfortably in his house, receiving a genteel upbringing and education. After her father died in 1885 Dickson inherited most of his half-million dollar estate, sparking off two years of legal battles with white relatives. When the Georgia Supreme Court upheld the will, Dickson became the largest landowner in Hancock County, Georgia, and the wealthiest black woman in the post-Civil War South.

Kent Anderson Leslie's portrayal of Dickson is enhanced by a wealth of details about plantation life; the elaborate codes of behavior for men and women, blacks and whites in the South; and the equally complicated circumstances under which racial transgressions were sometimes ignored, tolerated, or even accepted.

Author Biography

KENT ANDERSON LESLIE is an assistant professor of women's studies at Oglethorpe University.

Number of Pages: 248

Dimensions: 0.72 x 9 x 6.14 IN

Publication Date: October 01, 1996

ISBN	9780820318714
Author	Kent Anderson Leslie
Publisher	University of Georgia Press
Genre	Biography and History
Format	Paperback
Published	October 1996
Language	ENG- English
Pages	248
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print