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). |
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| To listen to a sample of one of our
interviews, choose from the list below: |
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Joe talks about early Black-led
community organisations in Northampton such as United
Social Club and West Indian Parents Association.
Click here to see more details about the interview |
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June talks about the Count Shelley
Sound
System in Northampton in the late 1970s.
Click here to see more details about the interview |
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Farhat talks about helping out
as a teaching
assistant at her son’s school and how her qualifications
from Pakistan were not eligible
in Britain.
Click here to see more details about the interview |
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Mohinder talks about the pressure
put upon
her by one of her supervisors to wear estern
clothes at her place of work in Corby in the
1960s.
Click here to see more details about the interview |
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Godfrey talks about his parents,
inter-racial
marriage and their work.
Click here to see more details about the interview |
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| To find out who else has been interviewed
Click here |
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