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Aunt Jemima is getting a new name.

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Title (Dublin Core)

Aunt Jemima is getting a new name.

Description (Dublin Core)

Aunt Jemima the popular syrup and pancake mix is getting a new name. The brand which is based on a racial stereotype is getting a much-needed overhaul.

Date (Dublin Core)

June 17, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Ben Kesslen

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Stephanie Berry

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

article and video

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

Publisher (Dublin Core)

NBC

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Race & Ethnicity
English Food & Drink
English Business & Industry
English News coverage

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

racism
minstrel
change
Black Lives Matter
pancakes

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

racism
aunt Jemima
pancakes
#FoodisLife

Collection (Dublin Core)

Black Voices
Social Justice

Collecting Institution (Bibliographic Ontology)

Foodways

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

08/01/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

08/12/2020
12/08/2020
03/25/2021
08/02/2022
09/30/2024

Date Created (Dublin Core)

06/17/2020

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This item was submitted on August 1, 2020 by Stephanie Berry using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://mail.covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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