Grave Of Nancy Green, Original ‘Aunt Jemima,' Gets Headstone
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
September 8, 20203m 44s
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Show Notes
For decades, Nancy Green played the Aunt Jemima character that has long been on pancake boxes. She died in 1923 and was buried in an unmarked plot of land on the city’s South Side. Over the weekend she got a headstone honoring her life and her legacy.
Host: Mary Dixon
Reporter: Natalie Moore