Mildred Council - On her family, segregation, restaurant business, and Head Start
Interviewed by Donna M. Clark on November 14, 1994
"“[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 reflects on her family’s history in North Carolina and her childhood working on her father’s farm. Then, she talks about ending her marriage after thirty-two years. Lastly, she explains how she came to start Mama Dip’s and tells of her experiences as a leader in the community. Throughout the interview, she emphasizes the importance of having a good work ethic, being self-sufficient, and helping raise others up so that they can take care of themselves.
This interview is part of a project done from 1993-1998, concentrating on the experiences of women leaders and attempting to redefine leadership to encompass women's efforts in grassroots movements, especially in environmental movements, community development, and self-help organizations.
