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 Katherine Council - On home, family, and changes in Chapel Hill

In this interview, Katherine “Mama Kat” Council talks about home and family. She discusses her parents, including her father’s death and her mother’s garden, and she describes where she grew up in rural Chapel Hill. Growing up was very different when Mama Kat was a child; she went to work and…

 Katherine Council - Holiday Memories (clip)

Katherine "Mama Kat" Council recalls students and neighbors at the holidays.To hear more from Katherine Council, listen to her full oral history "Katherine Council - On growing up in Chapel Hill and changes in the neighborhood."

 Mildred Council - On food, business, and Mama Dip's

Food is inextricably woven into Mildred Council’s life story. She grew up on a farm outside of Chapel Hill and cooked mostly out of necessity, and her main concerns were cost and practicality. She started learning from her father when she was nine years old, and as she grew up she held different…

Mildred Council

"All of us cooked except one. And we learned how by eyes, you know." - Mildred Council

 Mildred Council - On her family, segregation, restaurant business, and Head Start

"“[I don’t think] that there would be anything that I would have done differently. I really don’t." - Mildred Council This interview was recorded in 1994 for the Southern Oral History Program. Mildred Council, born in Chatham County in 1929, is the owner of Mama Dip’s Kitchen in Chapel Hill. She…

 Mildred Council - On her mother (clip)

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 William Cureton - On the African American freedom struggle and Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill (Interview One)

Audio recordings of interviews conducted by Yonni Chapman with participants in the African American freedom struggle and the civil rights movement in and around Chapel Hill, N.C.

 William Cureton - On the African American freedom struggle and Civil Rights Movement in Chapel Hill (Interview Two)

Audio recordings of interviews conducted by Yonni Chapman with participants in the African American freedom struggle and the civil rights movement in and around Chapel Hill, N.C.

 Rani Dasi - On Education

"I don’t love [the phrase] achievement gap cause I think we hear in literature that it’s not a question of effort it’s usually a question of access to resources." - Rani Dasi This interview is a part of the Marian Cheek Jackson Center series on education. Rani Dassi is a member of the Chapel Hill…

Rani Dasi

 Rani Dasi - On how CHCCS presents (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On what she's most proud of during her school board tenure (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On learning to read (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On being homeschooled (clip)

 Rani Dasi - What her mother taught her about education (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On going from homeschool to public school (clip)

 Rani Dasi - Why education should be accessible (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On teachers who inspired her (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On her college experience (clip)

 Rani Dasi - From being an engineer to working in finance (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On why she ran for the school board (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On her involvement in her children's education (clip)

 Rani Dasi - On CHCCS resources and community coalitions (clip)