Michael's brown girl dreaming time line By mrslewis333 Period: 1963 to 1980 Jacqueline Woodson's brown girl dreaming Feb 12, 1963 Jacqueline is born 1964 their parents split up 1965 at three she knows the letter j 1965 they feel welcomed in the fabric store 1968 they become Jehovah witnesses 1968 their uncle Robert came to visit 1969 their grandmother welcomes them with the smell of pound cake in the kitchen 1970 their mothers favorite song is family affair 1971 their uncle goes to jail 1975 Jacqueline discovers her ability to write and that she likes writing 1986 their mother goes to New York