The Secret of Selling the Negro

The Secret of Selling the Negro Film commissioned by the Chicago-based publisher of Negro Digest, Ebony, Tan, and Jet to encourage advertisers to reach out to African American consumers. The Secret of Selling the Negro depicts the lives, activities, and consumer behavior of African American professionals, students, and housewives. A Business Screen reviewer noted that the film focused on the “bright positive” aspects of the “new Negro family.” The sponsor issued a companion booklet offering the “do’s and don’ts of selling to the Negro.”

Average Score : 60

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Status: Released

Release Date: 1954-07-04

Geners Documentary

Production Companies Johnson Publishing Sarra

Production Countries United States of America,

Run time: 21 minutes

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