In this response paper, I am going to be using readings from class to discuss southern relics and images and their effect(s) in today’s society. The reading I will be using is called “Clinging to Mammy” by Micki McElya. The figure that is supporting the mammy figure is “Aunt Jemima”. She was and still is one of the biggest figures of all time whether you know her by her great tasting pancakes or how she became famous in the 1830’s. Aunt Jemima became famous in the 1830’s during the slave period in the south when blacks were working hard for plantation owner’s day after day. Aunt Jemima was a mammy, which means she had to look over the house, cook, clean, take care of the children, and make sure that everyone was content in the household.
