How an African-American ad man changed the face of advertising
By By: NPR's Sonari GlintonHow an African-American ad man changed the face of advertising
By By: NPR's Sonari Glinton
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In the 1960s, Tom Burrell became the first black man in Chicago advertising. In this Planet Money report, we hear how he changed the way people think about ads, and how advertising thinks about us.
— via NPR’s Planet Money