Background history in response to February ZoomCook

So early February, as we were planning the next session we learned that the Aunt Jemima brand was being replaced. I use the self-rising flour to make pancake batter (did you know this was the secret to onion rings!) This inspired the Feb zoomCook  NPR news: Aunt Jemima rebranded

It's helpful to put history in context.

- By Summer of 2021, Pepsi andQuaker Oats will have removed the Aunt Jemima brand in the wake of social unrest.

- Pearl Milling was the original name of the company in 1888, before they changed it to Aunt Jemima in 1889. Right at the beginning of the reconstruction period. 

- Nancy Green portrayed Aunt Jemima at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, one of the first Black corporate models in the United States. 

- Activists pushed Quaker Oats in the 1970s to have the name removed.

Fact Check the above comments to develop a deeper understanding why Aunt Jemima is problematic: Anut Jemima is not a Black role model