Woman of Color, Daughter of Privilege Amanda America Dickson, 1849-93

Name: Woman of Color, Daughter of Privilege Amanda America Dickson, 1849-93
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ISBN: 9780820318714

ISBN-10: 082031871X

ISBN-13: 9780820318714

Edition: 1995

Authors: Kent Anderson Leslie

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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…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Publication date: 10/1/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English