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 Mama Dip's Kitchen Menus Through the Years

Opening in 1976, Mama Dip's Kitchen is a Chapel Hill institution. Scroll through to see different versions of the menu through the years. Photos courtesy of Anita Spring Council

 Kay Gattis - On her life as a caregiver and her faith

And that’s my life, it's all about Ms. Kay, and I’m still going to help until the day I die. If they need help, I’m going to do it. - Kay Gattis Ms. Kay Gattis describes her upbringing in Chapel Hill, with her parents and eight siblings. She described how she took on the role of the caregiver after…

Kay Gattis

 Anita Spring Council - On her family and Mama Dip's Kitchen

Annette "Neecy" Council

Anita Spring Council

 Patricia "Pat" Jackson - On St. Joseph CME Church from 1947-1955

"The loyalty and the faith of the congregation at our local church. We are loyal to CME. We know our history and our roots. We know what the expectations are, and we hold ourselves accountable to our connection. We’ve always paid our financial obligations, and we pay them on time. That stems from…

 Arminta Foushee - On her grandfather Jacob James and St. Paul AME Church

"He [Jacob James] was just very well respected here in Chapel Hill. I remember when he passed in Chapel Hill, I was living in Washington DC. It was probably one of the largest funeral servicec I’ve attended at St. Paul [AME Church]. They had to bring in chairs, they put chairs in the aisle and over…

Louise Felix

 Louise Felix - On her family's history in construction and her relationships

"I’m a people person, you know that, I love people. And I love to talk." - Louise Felix In this interview, Mrs. Felix exudes warmth and happiness. She highlights her family’s deep history of construction. Beginning with the Hargraves Community Center and continuing on throughout Chapel Hill and…

 David Caldwell, Jr. - On his career and community

“You made a mistake, but learn from it. Matter of fact, if you learn from it, it’s not a mistake." - David Caldwell, Jr. David Caldwell Jr. gives an overview of his life in Chapel Hill and his experiences in the US Army and his other occupations. He begins by talking about his family and what his…

A.D. Clark Pool

A.D. Clark Pool opened at the Roberson Street Center (now Hargraves Center) in June 1961. Prior to the opening of the pool, young people in the Black community swam in local creeks (including one by the railroad trestle near the public works building) and swimming holes like the 88 and the Catfish…

 Albert Washington - On games at Hargraves Community Center (clip)

 Donny "Hollywood" Riggsbee - On swimming and friends (clip)

 Doris Bynum - On swimming in the creek (clip)

 Willis Farrington - On Mr. White Bynum building A.D. Clark Pool (clip)

 Willis Farrington - On renaming Hargraves Community Center (clip)

 Willis Farrington - On events at Hargraves Community Center (clip)

 Willis Farrington - On Hargraves being a home away from home (clip)

 Willis Farrington - On the changes at Hargraves Community Center (clip)

 Esphur Foster - On swimming holes (clip)

Esphur Foster: And then the boys used to go to the trestle and jump in that sewage water and learn to swim because there was no way- you know, for us- to learn to swim. Hudson Vaughan: Mhm EP: So, they- the girls didn’t play that- so they would go over there and swim in the trestle.

 Carolyn Briggs - On funding for the A.D. Clark Pool (clip)

 Edwin Caldwell, Jr. - On swimming (clip)

Edwin Caldwell, Jr.: One of the things that I remember when I was about twelve years old was Frank Robinson- whose father worked for Frank Graham, my grandmother worked for Frank Graham- we used to go and watch the white kids swim in the swimming pool- the one right behind Carmichael Hall.…

 Nate Davis - On the A.D. Clark Pool (clip)