Nancy Green is portrayed by DEBRA FAULK of Lexington, Kentucky. FAULK has spent years working in theatre previously serving as a lecturer with the University of Kentucky Theatre and Dance, an artist with the Theatre of Hearts in Los Angeles, and a teaching assistant at California State University, Los Angeles. FAULK 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, and has entertained at several comedy clubs as DD RAINBOW.
DD RAINBOW portrays NANCY GREEN
aka AUNT JEMIMA (Fall 2017) Lexington, KY.
aka AUNT JEMIMA (Fall 2017) Lexington, KY.
DD Rainbow in the True Story of NANCY GREEN aka AUNT Jemima. 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.” Businessman R.T. Davis had purchased a pre-mixed, self rising recipe for pancakes and wanted an “Aunt Jemima,” a character from minstrel shows, which were popular at the time, to be the face of his pancakes. “Aunt Jemima” would be a friendly, animated, African American cook who served a wealthy white family. Playing the role of “Aunt Jemima” gave Green financial independence few African Americans and few women experienced at the time. She used her wealth as a means to empower her community. She was particularly active in her church, leading missionary trips, investing in anti-poverty programs for African Americans, and advocating for equal rights.
Kentucky Chautauqua is an exclusive presentation of Kentucky Humanities with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and from: the Brown-Forman Corporation, the Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation, the Cralle Foundation, Eastern Kentucky University, the Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation, Lindsey Wilson College, Morehead State University, Mountain Telephone, Paducah Bank, PNC, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. Kentucky Humanities is a non-profit Kentucky corporation affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities.
For more information, visit KYhumanities.org or call (859) 257-5932.
This event is sponsored by the Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc.
Kentucky Chautauqua® has brought to life more than 70 people from Kentucky's past - both famous and unknown. Chautauqua performers travel to schools and community organizations throughout the state delivering historically accurate dramatizations of Kentuckians who made valuable contributions.
Kentucky Educational Television (KET) hosted a program about Kentucky Chautauqua as part of their Kentucky Muse series. Click here... http://www.ket.org/muse/chautauqua/about.htm
Kentucky Chautauqua is an exclusive presentation of Kentucky Humanities with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities and from: the Brown-Forman Corporation, the Carson-Myre Charitable Foundation, the Cralle Foundation, Eastern Kentucky University, the Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation, Lindsey Wilson College, Morehead State University, Mountain Telephone, Paducah Bank, PNC, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. Kentucky Humanities is a non-profit Kentucky corporation affiliated with the National Endowment for the Humanities.
For more information, visit KYhumanities.org or call (859) 257-5932.
This event is sponsored by the Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc.
Kentucky Chautauqua® has brought to life more than 70 people from Kentucky's past - both famous and unknown. Chautauqua performers travel to schools and community organizations throughout the state delivering historically accurate dramatizations of Kentuckians who made valuable contributions.
Kentucky Educational Television (KET) hosted a program about Kentucky Chautauqua as part of their Kentucky Muse series. Click here... http://www.ket.org/muse/chautauqua/about.htm
