What makes the two brand names particularly revolting is that they harken back to the antebellum south where aunt jemima was in the kitchen and uncle ben was the trusted man servant slave. Stockhold s website says aunt jemima i laughed because they paid me. It is a self portrait by sally stockhold a white artist in denver portraying a version of aunt jemima in blackface.
Nancy green who portrayed aunt jemima when the character was introduced at the world. Aunt jemima the long standing brand that finally was put to rest this week has slavery in its corporate dna. Old disney disney love disney magic disney stuff disneyland map vintage disneyland disney vacations disney trips vintage menu.
Aunt jemima s kitchen menu. They were modeled after a one story ranch style home with a fireplace and four pillars near the entrance. Most of the restaurants did not look like the one at disneyland.
By 1963 there were 21 locations across the united states one in bristol england and one in toronto canada. Aunt jemima kitchen was a successful business. Nancy green who portrayed aunt jemima when the character was introduced at the world.
Aunt jemima the long standing brand that finally was put to rest last week has slavery in its corporate dna. Stevens july 2 2020 12 02am utc after quaker oats announced in june that the company would be removing the image of aunt jemima from its packaging and changing the name of the brand. Case in point a magazine ad from 1938 that depicted the white jones family lamenting the sorry state of mom s pancakes.
The aunt jemima brand has long reflected the values of a less woke time. Nancy green who portrayed aunt jemima when the character was introduced at the world. Aunt jemima the long standing brand that finally was put to rest this week has slavery in its corporate dna.
It is currently owned by the quaker oats company of chicago a subsidiary of pepsico.
Aunt jemima standing in kitchen. Aunt jemima is a brand of pancake mix syrup and other breakfast foods. The aunt jemima pancake mix debuted in 1889 the first ready mix. By 1915 it had become one of the most recognized brands in us history and changed us trademark law.
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.
