Oral history interviews

Oral history is an audio (or video) recording of a person's unique life story. It is an invaluable source of information about people's lives, attitudes and experiences that can not always be found in other sources.

These recordings allow us to ‘hear’ the real voices of people in our recent past and present. It is particularly important when researching the history of Black people in Britain, as there is often little surviving written evidence of their presence in our archives and museums.

The Northamptonshire Black History Project has successfully recorded over 200 life story interviews with Black people across the county. A large team of people have been involved in collecting these interviews to enable you to find out about people's life experiences today, as well as in the future.

You can listen to digital recordings of these interviews or read full interview transcripts or summaries at Northamptonshire Record Office. Copies of interview summaries are also available in the reference sections of the county's local libraries.

Click here to download a copy of our oral history leaflet (It is also available in Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Somali, please contact Association).