Nan Orrock oral history interview (part 3), November 2, 2016

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Identifier: OrrockN_L2016-36

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Nan Orrock oral history

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Scope and Contents

Interviewed by Andrew Reisinger. In this interview, Nan Orrock talks about what it was like working at The Great Speckled Bird, particularly what it was like to be part of the Bird's staff as a woman and the various roles held by women. She also talks about the different movements the Bird women participated in and discusses some conflicts at the Bird. Later, Orrock talks about voting rights and describes her family's reaction to her emerging activism.

Dates

Creation: November 2, 2016

Creator

Orrock, Nancy Grogan, 1943- (Interviewee, Person)

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Oral history available for research.

Biographical Note:

Nan Orrock was born November 8, 1943, in Abingdon, Virginia. As a child, Orrock was an avid reader and active in her Methodist youth church group. Orrock got her start in politics through the Civil Rights Movement and went on to work for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Atlanta and Mississippi, led a community civil rights project in Virginia’s Black Belt counties, joined women’s empowerment efforts in Atlanta, and helped launch The Great Speckled Bird.