Pluck from the Past Holds Fast for the Future: Author Shares Story of Mother's Success Despite Racial, Social Inequities

WASHINGTON, March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- In "HILDA" (published by AuthorHouse), author Carolyn Dungee Nicholas presents a moving account of her mother's rise to political, social and economic prominence despite personal tragedies and the effects of Afro-Virginian oppression during the Jim Crow era.

The book details the determination of former District of Columbia Councilmember Hilda Howland Minnis Mason and her accomplishments throughout a lengthy and remarkable career. The daughter of third-generation emancipated Virginia slaves, Hilda grew up in a small rural community in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. After becoming the beloved wife of Charles "Charlie" Noble Mason Jr., multi-millionaire descendent of English Separatists (better known as the Pilgrims), Hilda launched a career dedicated to public service that led to her legacy as an indefatigable champion for the underprivileged and powerless.

Through her prose, Dungee Nicholas explores the effects of cultural bias and a belief in racial hierarchy when coupled with miscegenation. The author draws parallels between the strength of her ancestors, who, she writes, lived life "in an environment which denied equal rights, equal opportunities and equal justice, by law and by custom," and the assiduous nature of her mother.

Quoting Roscoe Dungee, founder and editor of The Black Dispatch, compelling civil rights activist, and during his time, one of the most powerful editorial voices anywhere in America (and family relation), the author reflects, "Some people succeed because they are destined to, but most people succeed because they are determined to."

Replete with historical and anecdotal narratives, "HILDA" paints a picture of life for emancipated slaves and their descendants' struggles to survive in rural America that will both inspire and enlighten readers.

Carolyn Dungee Nicholas was born in Norfolk, Va., and grew up in Washington, D.C. She went on to earn a bachelor's degree in Spanish and government from Howard University and a master's in public administration with a concentration in health care from American University. After 26 years of service as a health program analyst, health program planner and later as a human services program manager, Nicholas retired from the District of Columbia Government and is currently employed as a real estate sales agent. This is her first book.

AuthorHouse is the premier book publisher for emerging, self-published authors. For more information, please visit http://www.authorhouse.com.

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SOURCE AuthorHouse

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