Katherine Council - On growing up in Chapel Hill and changes in the neighborhood

In Molly Norwood’s interview of Katherine “Mama Kat” Council, Council begins by describing what life was like when she was growing up in Chapel Hill. She describes how open and geographically spread out the neighborhood was, how she was constantly playing with the other children in the neighborhood, and the tight-knit feel of the community as a whole. Over the course of the interview, she goes on to describe how the dynamics and demographics have changed over the years as the neighborhood became more crowded and populated. By the date of the interview, the neighborhood featured fewer families with children, houses that were much closer together, and a healthy mix of blacks and whites, families and students, etc. She also describes how her neighbors have nearly always been good to her from childhood to the present day even as the neighborhood dynamics have shifted over the years. The interview also features interactions with people coming in and out of the bread ministry (where the interview is taking place) as well as anecdotes about her family and other community members.