Mississippi Madam The Life Of Nellie Jackson
A known legend in Natchez is the place everyone called “Nellie’s.” Nellie Jackson, a black woman from a small community 36 miles south of Natchez, was born into rural poverty in 1902. Despite the constraints of the times, she became one of the most powerful people in historic Natchez, Mississippi, rising up from being a housekeeper to running a very successful business, a bordello they called “Nellie’s.”
Despite the orientation of her business, Nellie Jackson was popular with many of the other business owners in historic downtown Natchez, as well as a friend of many mayors, law enforcement officials, and aldermen that took office during what we like to call her ‘reign’. Her business existed for about 60 years just blocks from the heart of downtown Natchez.
“Miss Nellie” sat in her back pew in the Catholic church every Sunday, and it is said that she was generous in her donations to the church, catholic charities, and children’s home. She was also known to aid those who struggled with finances or health in more ways than one.
This campaign will receive all funds raised even if it does not reach its goal. Funding duration: November 06, 2013 – December 21, 2013.
http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mississippi-madam-the-life-of-nellie-jackson
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