In grocery store aisles and kitchens across the country, smiling images of ``Aunt Jemima`` and other historical and fictional black Cooks can be found on various food products and in advertising.
Kelley Fa.
Although these images are sanitized and romanticized in American popular culture, they represent the untold stories of Enslaved men and women who had a significant impact on the nation\'s culinary and hospitality traditions even as they were forced to prepare food for their oppressors.
In grocery store aisles and kitchens across the country, smiling images of ``Aunt Jemima`` and other historical and fictional black Cooks can be found on various food products and in advertising