Cheryl chumley can be reached at email protected or on twitter ckchumley. And if aunt jemima s own family members aren t offended by the image maybe the rest of us shouldn t be either. The families of two women who portrayed quaker oats aunt jemima expressed concerns about the company s decision to scrap the controversial branding saying it could erase their family histories.
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. Mars inc the makers of uncle ben s instant rice announced it would change the global brand s name and mascot logo because now.
On wednesday news of aunt jemima s retirement started a trend. It is currently owned by the quaker oats company of chicago a subsidiary of pepsico. By 1915 it had become one of the most recognized brands in us history and changed us trademark law.
The aunt jemima pancake mix debuted in 1889 the first ready mix. Aunt jemima is a brand of pancake mix syrup and other breakfast foods. Larnell evans sr 66 calls it an injustice for me and my family that his great grandmother anna short harrington who portrayed aunt jemima from 1935 to 1954 is being erased from the.
This is part of my. This is an injustice for me and my family. And it s because of this history that harrington s great grandson takes issue with quaker oats doing away with the aunt jemima brand.
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. That s just a given fact born in 1897 anna short harrington was hired by quaker oats to play aunt jemima in 1935 according to the story of aunt jemima.
I always knew she played aunt jemima.
Aunt jemima jones family. 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. Vera harris said the.
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.
