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Ethel Ernestine Harper
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Face Behind Aunt Jemima Logo Has Unique Connection To Morristown History
The longtime brand image of Aunt Jemima syrup may have been retired by parent company Quaker Oats -- but the woman depicted in the image lives on through her legend as Morristown’s first teacher of black history. The decision to retire the image comes as Quaker admitted Wednesday that it had been “based on a racial stereotype,” DailyRecord reports. The company tried to alter the image by including a composite drawing; however, the last real woman to appear as the brand image is known for teaching black history in Morristown — her adopted hometown. Born in Alabama in 1903, Ethel Ernestine H…