Aunt Jemima® Mills Company
OIL CLOTH AUNT JEMIMA DOLL Black Americana Circa 1940s
OIL CLOTH AUNT JEMIMA DOLL Black Americana Circa 1940s
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Wonderful piece of Black Americana, an Aunt Jemima® Oil Cloth Doll from the 1940s. The doll was offered by the Aunt Jemima® Mills Company as a product premium for about 30 years beginning in 1910. Customers could receive a doll printed on oil cloth and ready to stuff and stitch by collecting and sending in box tops from pancake mix.
The two-sided doll has been both hand and machine sew and is about 11" tall and in fair condition. She is beginning to unravel on the sides and has been repaired with a heavier twine thread.
About Black Americana: Black Americana treasures reflect African American history and its struggle against racial injustice. Opinion is divided on whether to preserve these artifacts, as some believe it prolongs racist attitudes while others see it as a way to educate future generations on the importance of tolerance and social justice.
Oprah Winfrey, Bill Cosby, Whoopi Goldberg, Spike Lee, and Anita Pointer (lead singer of the singing group, the Pointer Sisters), all collect Black Memorabilia, Lee used some of his objects in his movie Bamboozled. One of the largest collectors of Black Americana is Dr. David Pilgrim, who donated his large collection to Ferris University to found the Jim Crow Museum.
Dr. Pilgrim used a poignant quote to sum up the purpose of these artifacts: “Use items of intolerance to teach tolerance and promote social justice.”
For more information and to better understand Black Americana, visit the Jim Crow Museum at Ferris State University.
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