Aunt Jemima by Charlotte

charlee_kay — 2014-08-29 15:57:48 UTC

Her Grandma played Aunt Jemima and traveled around cooking and serving pancakes to try and sell them to people

elisew17061 — 2014-08-29 16:00:58 UTC

We chose Quaker because her mom disagreed with the advertisements and their slogans because they were selling a "...race-imbued product." (36)

Summary

elisew17061 — 2014-08-29 16:06:36 UTC

She found out about how her grandma was an image for African American women everywhere. She represented Aunt Jemima and traveled from town to town. Her mom never wanted to talk about her grandma being Aunt Jemima. By the end of the chapter the secrets unfolded. "We judge Aunt Jemima and ourselves by what we see reflected in the mirror of her history" (39).

charlee_kay — 2014-08-29 16:13:12 UTC