Aunt Jemimas by Meg

Passage 1

meggoltzman — 2014-08-28 15:51:58 UTC

" That struck home:... likely saw her as one of many aunt Jemima's
who assumed the the role of the happy go-lucky, eager-to-please slave
on the pancake box. My grandmother was an eloquent speaker- she won
an oratorical contest at her school but wasn't able to compete at the the
state level because they didn't was a negro representative.."
(Pg 29)
This shows that even know she was the smartest person her class she
wasn't treated equally

Passage 2

2014-08-28 15:52:49 UTC

"'Don't be ashamed for me, because I am not... I'm a public

representative of my race'"(p.28). were words used by Ione,

Michele Norris's grandmother. Ione had the opportunity to

present herself as the first african american citizen seen by

white people. She did her best to show herself in the sense

that being a person of color is not a bad or scary thing.

Sources

2014-08-28 16:16:20 UTC

Source

meggoltzman — 2014-08-28 16:17:31 UTC

meggoltzman — 2014-08-28 16:22:15 UTC

Summary of The First Half of Chapter

2014-08-28 16:24:13 UTC

Grandma Ione during her school life had

many disadvantages but always had a positive

attitude.

Summary

2014-08-29 16:07:21 UTC

a.Nancy Greene, the original aunt Jemima, died in 1923. Several other women took on her role.

b. Quaker oats did not take any records of the regional Aunt Jemima's like Ione.

c. There used to be boycotts and threatening letters from the NAACP for an end of the degrading trademark image.

d. Aunt Jemima received a new "makeover".

e. A doctor once told Micheles' mother that she resembled Aunt Jemima.

f. The catchphrase 'Alive and Cookin' offended many people.

g. Quaker Oats finally decided upon 'Now you're cookin!' to avoid upset customers.

meggoltzman — 2014-08-29 16:09:59 UTC