Being Aunt Jemima, Offsite Black History Month Event

The Library is hosting this program at the Goodwill Oportunity Center at 1601 Broadway. 

Nancy Green became one of the first prosperous African American women in the U.S. Green was born enslaved in Montgomery County, Kentucky, in 1834. While in Kentucky she worked for the Walker family and moved with them to Chicago just after the Great Fire, in 1872. Eight years later, Nancy Green became "Aunt Jemima." Playing the role of "Aunt Jemima" gave Green financial independence few African Americans experienced at the time. She used her wealth as a means to empower her community.

Faulk previously served as a lecturer with the University of Kentucky Theatre and Dance. She has also served as an artist with the Theatre of Hearts in Los Angeles, and a teaching assistant at California State University, Los Angeles. She has been a part of many regional productions including performances with the University of Kentucky Department of Theatre and Dance, the Lyric Theatre and Cultural Arts Center.

The show is part of the library's celebration of Black History Month and is also a Kentucky Humanities Chautauqua Event, and is presented in partnership with The Hotel Metropolitan.