The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Jill Nelson

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Jill Nelson

11/11/2016

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2016.085

Author and journalist Jill Nelson (1952 - ) wrote for The Washington Post Magazine, Village Voice and Essence. She also authored several books, including the National Bestseller Volunteer Slavery: My Authentic Negro Experience; and the novels Sexual Healing and Let’s Get It On. Nelson was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 11/11/2016, in New York, New York. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 6; Total Run Time: 02h 25m 01s

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Nelson, Jill, 1952-

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Jill Nelson was born and raised in Harlem and has been a journalist for over twenty years. She is the author of the memoir, "Volunteer Slavery: My Authentic Negro Experience" (1993), "Straight," "No Chaser: How I Became A Grown-Up Black Woman" (1997), "Sexual Healing," (2003), "Finding Martha's Vineyard: African Americans at Home on an Island" (2005) and editor of "Police Brutality: An Anthology" (2000). Nelson's work has appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, Essence, ...