(Video below.) Pischke co-sponsored a legislative commemoration recognizing Nancy Green, whose image long ornamented Aunt Jemima brand syrup, as “the spokesperson” for the syrup and pancake ...
Founded in 1889, the Aunt Jemima logo was based on storyteller, cook and missionary Nancy Green, the company's site says. Ms Green was born into slavery in Kentucky in 1834, according to the ...
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Aunt Jemima: Scrapping the Syrup "Mammy"
The original image of Aunt Jemima, created by illustrator James Webb Young, was modeled after Nancy Green, a former slave who ...
Behind the legacy of America's blackface Quaker Oats acknowledges 'racial stereotype' Uncle Ben's changes name to more 'equitable' brand The first Aunt Jemima character was based on Nancy Green ...