Mahala Dickerson: Alaska's first Black lawyer and homesteader who broke barriers
Mahala Ashley Dickerson, born in Alabama in 1912, was a pioneering legal figure whose career spanned six decades. She first made history in 1948 by becoming Alabama's first Black female lawyer before relocating to Alaska. After her move in 1958, she became Alaska's first Black homesteader and subsequently its first Black lawyer. Throughout her career, Dickerson took on significant discrimination cases and received notable legal honours. She also documented her remarkable life and achievements in an autobiography.
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