The great-grandson of the original Aunt Jemima expressed his indignation that pop culture is forgetting her heritage when Quaker Foods announced its rebranding.

As we previously mentioned, Quaker Foods was under pressure to “cancel” Aunt Jemima; as a result, the company is now rebranding the product. The true Aunt Jemima’s great-grandson, Anna Short Harrington, is, at last, stepping forward to express his rage and disappointment at the erasure of her legacy.

The “Aunt Jemima” Anna Short Harrington’s Great-Grandson Speaks Out

This makes my family and I feel wronged. Larnell Evans Sr. said to Patch, “Sir, this is a part of my past. Their use of imagery from slavery demonstrates that the prejudice they allege is practiced by white people on the other side of the coin.

“This business makes money off depictions of our slavery. They’ve decided to do this by erasing the history of my great-grandmother. an ethnic female. It hurts.

Nancy Green, a former slave, made her public appearance as “Aunt Jemima” in 1893 at the Chicago World’s Fair. Cook Green worked on the city’s South Side. She was employed to serve pancakes to fairgoers while sporting an apron and a headscarf.

She performed as “Aunt Jemima” until her passing in 1923. Then, according to Evans, his grandmother Anna Short Harrington took charge.

The likeness of Anna Short Harrington is used by Quaker Foods.
At Syracuse University, where she worked as a chef, the fraternities praised Harrington’s pancakes. At the 1935 New York State Fair, she was distributing homemade pancakes when a Quaker Foods employee happened to pass by.

When she first began working for Quaker Foods, the company utilized her image in advertisements and on products. Harrington also traveled the country delivering pancakes in her capacity as “Aunt Jemima,” making her a well-known figure.

She spent 20 years working for Quaker Oats. Evans claimed that she served pancakes to visitors from all across the United States and Canada while posing as Aunt Jemima.

“This was the post-slavery age, and this woman worked for everyone. She works as an Aunt Jemima. She behaved in that way. Do you have any idea how I feel about informing you about my family’s history as a black guy that they are working to forget?

U.S. Marine veteran Evans, 66, claims that Quaker Foods also adopted Harrington’s pancake recipe. Evans is a disabled veteran. Her heirs attempted to sue the firm for $3 billion for failing to pay them royalties in 2014, but they were unsuccessful.

Evans gives his all.

Evans argued that rather than fully removing the photos from retailers, Quaker Foods should acknowledge that they made money off the likenesses of Green and Harrington and imagery of slavery.

He wondered how many white folks had grown up watching programs like Aunt Jemima at breakfast every day. How many white businesses made huge profits but provided us with nothing? I think they ought to look into it. They cannot simply eradicate it while we endure suffering.

Evans continued, “They’re just going to erase history as if it never happened” after making all that cash and now that “backers are demanding restitution for slavery.” They won’t give us anything, am I right? Why do they possess this power?

According to Quaker Foods, all products will be free of all Aunt Jemima logos or artwork by the end of the year.