Margo Jefferson on her musical icons, the Black elite, and the power of self-creation

Margo Jefferson's 2015 memoir, Negroland, chronicled her experiences growing up as part of Chicago's Black bourgeoisie in the 1950s and '60s. It won the National Book Critics Circle Award. Now, the Pulitzer Prize-winning critic has an acclaimed new title, Constructing A Nervous System. It's an innovative look at Jefferson's life and mind, as well as the artists, musicians and writers who shaped her.