The Story of Aunt Jemima
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About the Book
“ The story of Aunt Jemima “ is a biography about the life of the real Annie Short Harrington (1897- 1955) ,written in picture book form. She was born in rural
Her last surviving sibling, Lila Short Davis, provided most of the information about her through interviews. She died during the early 1990s. Her niece, Lenora Harrington Peguese also contributed to this story.
Annie(also known as Ann and Anna) Short Harrington left the South going North to look for work, to support her five young children – three daughters and two sons. She found domestic work in the homes of wealthy people , including Governors.
Mrs. Harrington’s fame was launched at a Fairground in the
She died in 1955 at the age of fifty- eight. Her remains were buried at
About the Author
John Troy McQueen was born in
He taught fifth and sixth grades before becoming an Elementary School Principal. He has worked at the School District Office level and as an Attendance Supervisor and an Adult Education Director. He retired in 2002 following a career of thirty- five years in education – all in
Mr. McQueen is the author of the following books: “A World Full of Monsters, “ “ A Biography of Edward James Sawyer, “ “ Marlboro County’s Black Heritage , “ “ Marl-boro County’s African American Heritage , “ and “ Famous First Facts “( about African American heritage in
His marriage to the former Dorothy Jackson of