Coon Chicken Inn Stereotypes that shaped a nation

                   The Coon Chicken Inn:
              Are you a coon or a coon lover?

 Before we begin, the purpose here is to spread this information so that it will not be forgotten and hopefully not repeated. 
There have been spoofs and parodies made to this iconic American eatery. So much so that some people say that it never really existed. According to the grandson of the owners of the franchise the place was very real and very lucrative from the 1920's through the 1950's. The story of the founders is one of pure capitalism and the genius of American business. After losing at business in other investments the owners bought a small food stand and began selling food. There is much to be said of how the Blackman's image sells products.  Read from the source here!!!!!!!!

 People say how much Black people love chicken. Even today black people  are called coon. Therefore it is not a stretch to associate institutions such as the Coon Chicken Inn with forming the type of  popular culture we have today.

 It is easy to understand how this type of thing would not be a big deal to many readers. The issue is for those people who find themselves at the brunt end of the joke. The chicken loving coon archetype in the logo helped to spread the stereotype of black folks and chicken. In American pop culture an African American male is the ever childlike brute with a strong body and a big warm smile. Smiling happy negroes eating fried chicken is a stereotype as American as apple pie.

Could racist notions be woven into the fabric of America? Are black people forever burdened with the stereotypes that shaped the minds and hearts of  the baby boomer generation? These questions seem pointless that is until we examine the popular culture of today and see that the image has not changed much. All blame cannot be placed on this type of imagery,quite often the contemporary African Americans refer to themselves as savage and coon among other derogatory words.

The Coon Chicken Inn and institutions like it were normal at a time in history. Nowadays  we would not allow such blatant disrespect an ethnic group in this way. At least not publicly. In our contemporary American society the problem is not to be a racist bigot; the problem is to give the appearance of one. So to see the Black scholars and successful people. Even though they have millions of dollars and are brilliant business minds, most people will only see them as a contemporary coon.