Slavery has marked everything from the Capitol to the alcohol Americans consume. The involvement of Quaker women with anti-slavery reform in the early 19th century seems to have transformed what was a sectarian peculiarity--allowing women to speak and to act politically--into first a hand-maiden of reform and then to an engine of reform. The Quaker Family in Colonial America: A Portrait of the Society of Friends (1973), emphasis on social structure and family life. John Seabrook. At the time—I was surprised to learn—slavery was accepted and common among the English Quakers who were in political control of Pennsylvania. ... "The racism they talk about, using images from slavery… Pepsi is the second-most-recognized beverage brand in the world after Coke, and eighteen of PepsiCo's other brands, which include Tropicana, Gatorade, and Quaker Oats, are billion-dollar businesses in their own right. Slavery in the Quaker World. The Quakers in America. Quaker colonists began questioning slavery in Barbados in the 1670s, but first openly denounced it in 1688. Aunt Jemima's branding has often been criticised for playing to a slavery-era stereotype. Earlier this week Quaker Oats, the parent company of Aunt Jemima, the iconic pancake brand, announced their intentions to rebrand. Beginnings. And that was not all: Quakers were also involved in the slave trade. World Own Right. Slavery Days Now. I began to dig deeper into the seventeenth-century Quaker world. ... Companies like Mars and Quaker Oats are planning to change … Frost, J. William. Aunt Jemima's branding has often been criticised for playing to a slavery-era stereotype. "The Origins of the Quaker Crusade against Slavery: A Review of Recent Literature," Quaker History 67 (1978): 42–58. “Quaker Oats used Harrington’s likeness on products and advertising, and it sent her around the country to serve flapjacks dressed as ‘Aunt Jemima.’ The gig made her a national celebrity.” In 2014, Evans filed a lawsuit against Quaker Oats for $3 billion considering they were not receiving any royalties. Hamm, Thomas. JSTOR 41946850.