Founded in 1889, the Aunt Jemima logo was based on storyteller, cook and missionary Nancy Green, the company's site says. Ms Green was born into slavery in Kentucky in 1834, according to the ...

Snopes has addressed other rumors about the syrup brand in the past, such as the false claim Nancy Green died a millionaire from the money she earned portraying the fictional Aunt Jemima in ...

However, behind the syrupy sweetness of the brand lies a history fraught ... original image of Aunt Jemima, created by ...

Behind the legacy of America's blackface Quaker Oats acknowledges 'racial stereotype' Uncle Ben's changes name to more 'equitable' brand The first Aunt Jemima character was based on Nancy Green ...