Oral History as Creative Process to Social Change
An interview with Ann Brown
By Rosella Camte-Bahni
This paper analyzes the approaches of the Rural Organizing and Cultural Center (ROCC) and the Community Culture and Resource Center (CCRC) to attain its goal of social change in Holmes County, Mississippi by integrating research with an interview with the organization’s founder, Ann Brown. The organizations aim to transform a legacy of racism and inequity through a dynamic oral history project because Brown believes the history and culture of the community is the backbone of our work ... because our work is grounded in who we are and where we come from. This helps us to determine where we are going and how we get there.