Nicholtown

Coordinates: 34°50′25″N 82°22′16″W / 34.8403956°N 82.3712319°W / 34.8403956; -82.3712319
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Nicholtown
Community
Nicholtown
Nicholtown
Nicholtown
Nicholtown in Greenville
Coordinates: 34°50′25″N 82°22′16″W / 34.8403956°N 82.3712319°W / 34.8403956; -82.3712319
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyGreenville
CityGreenville

Nicholtown is a predominantly African-American community in Greenville, South Carolina.[1] Jacqueline Woodson's award-winning adolescent novel, Brown Girl Dreaming (2014) was based on recollections of her childhood in Nicholtown.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Neighborhood Scout website
  2. ^ WOODSON, JACQUELINE (28 November 2014). "The Pain of the Watermelon Joke". New York Times. Retrieved 29 November 2014.