Family members of the woman whose likeness serves as the basis for the aunt jemima syrup brand are calling on quaker foods to resist the woke mob s call to. By worldtribune staff june 23 2020. Evans a 66 year old marine corps veteran is the great grandson of anna short harrington who portrayed aunt jemima after the death of nancy green the first aunt jemima who made her debut at chicago s world s fair in 1893.
Aunt jemima s great grandson upset family legacy will be erased. Vera harris said the. The family of a texas woman who once portrayed aunt jemima has called on the breakfast brand to reconsider its decision to scrap the ubiquitous portrait from its products.
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This popular re creation of an african american woman s life stood in direct opposition to the efforts of real african american women struggling to publicly assert their citizenship. Collectors still prize a complete set over the individual dolls. Aunt jemima s paper doll family was one of the most popular company premiums.
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Aunt jemima s rag doll family. Aunt jemima is joined by her husband uncle rastus later renamed uncle mose to avoid confusion with the cream of wheat character while uncle mose was first introduced as the plantation butler. Beginning in 1894 the company added an aunt jemima paper doll family that could be cut out from the pancake box.
