Jacqueline Nelson was a 78-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in her home in Druid Hills, Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Catawba, South Carolina in 1937. She was educated at West Charlotte High School, Morgan State University, and George Washington University, where she earned her doctorate in education. She was employed as a science teacher in Hawaii, Shelby, North Carolina, Cumberland County, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
