How an African-American ad man changed the face of advertising

How an African-American ad man changed the face of advertising
Tom Burrell spent more than 40 years in advertising, and was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame. Victor Powell
How an African-American ad man changed the face of advertising
Tom Burrell spent more than 40 years in advertising, and was inducted into the Advertising Hall of Fame. Victor Powell

How an African-American ad man changed the face of advertising

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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