... attempted to mix advertising with the mammy image and thus created the first animated trademark in America. Davis not only wanted Aunt Jemima to be a living mammy but also a traveling salesman. If Aunt Jemima could come to life, her outgoing personality and extraordinary cooking skills could sell the product by charming audiences to give the mix a try (Manring, 74). Unlike the ... auditions for the Aunt Jemima role as "mammy."" It was Anna Robison, a massive, 350 pound woman "with the face of an angel- who portrayed Aunt Jemima from the Chicago Century Progress Exposition in 1933 to the...

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