East Texas Legends For Black History Month: Lillian Richard
The recent controversy over the Quaker Oats companies choice to remove the image of Aunt Jemina from its products and to change of the name of its brand, was a decision met with mixed results, including here in East Texas.
After over 100 years, Aunt Jemina s image will no longer be seen on its packaging, but one of the women who played Aunt Jemina and put an East Texas town on the map is still to this day considered an East Texas legend.
The story of Lillian Richard is a story we must remember despite your feelings about the brand itself because it contains important context we must examine.