Dickson, Amanda America, 1849-1893 (Personal Name)

Leslie, K.A. Woman of color, daughter of privilege, c1995: CIP t.p. (Amanda America Dickson, 1849-1893) galley (b. 11-21-1849; daughter of a wealthy, White planter living in Hancock Co., Ga., and a young slave girl)

African American National Biography, accessed January 13, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Dickson, Amanda America; slave-aristocrat; born 20 November 1849 in Hancock County, Georgia, United States, Plantation; attended the Normal School of Atlanta University; in 1885 her white father died and left the majority of his estate to his daughter and her sons, making her the richest colored woman in the United States; died 11 June 1893 in the United States)