David Nicholson interview, 2017-08-08

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Identifier: dcpl_dcohc005

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Scope and Contents

In this 3-part interview, writer and former journalist David E. Nicholson discusses growing up in Bloomingdale, his experience in DC Public Schools and as part of a small group of Black students who integrated Sidwell Friends School, and his family's involvement with St. George's Episcopal Church.

Dates

Creation: 2017-08-08

Creator

Nicholson, David E., 1951- (Person)

Language of Materials

English

Biographical / Historical

David Nicholson was born in 1951 in Washington, D.C. His family lived in Jamaica, his father’s home, until 1960, when his mother returned to D.C. with her children and moved in with her parents in Bloomingdale. He attended the local public elementary school, then Jefferson Junior High, and Sidwell Friends for high school. Nicholson worked for the Washington Post for 13 years before resigning to write and take care of the family household.