PRESIDENT OF THE 4TH WARD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
ROSA RAND
Interview Info
Date of Interview: 10-7-23
Interview Location: Cannon Street, in front of the land where Rosa Rand’s home was located
Narrator(s): Rosa Rand
Interviewer(s): Haley Kinsler, Brody McCurdy
Background on Interview:
This interview was recorded as the oral history project was being established. Rosa Rand, joined by Octavia Rainey and Clara Meekins, introduced oral historians to the Fourth Ward neighborhood as part of a brief tour. Here, Rosa shares her memories of growing up in the Fourth Ward, and her hopes for what is remembered about the community in the future.
Explore Clips from this Interview
“My Safe Place”
“No, it wasn’t always peachy, but one thing I always knew, this was my safe place.”
Rosa Rand
“The Village”
“It was a village, mostly a family, and the friends that were interspersed in between the houses, they were like family too.”
Rosa Rand
“The Best Memories”
“Some of the best memories I made, in my heart and in my mind, were made right here in Fourth Ward.”
Rosa Rand