Aunt Jemima’s Relatives Sue Quaker Oats For Cheese

Descendants of "Aunt Jemima" are suing to get money from Quaker Oats. How much are they asking for. Descendants of a woman who portrayed "Aunt Jemima" on packaging and advertising are suing Quaker Oats for two-billion dollars.  Two great-grandsons of Anna Short Harrington claim that she and former slave Nancy Green were instrumental in creating the recipe for the nation's first self-rising pancake mix.  The lawsuit argues that descendants of Harrington, Green, and other black women who appeared as Aunt Jemima, are entitled to two-billion dollars and a percentage of future sales of the popular mix.  Quaker Oats officials say the descendants do not have any basis for their claims. The decision as to whether or not they get any money will take place in court.