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The Secret of Selling the Negro

Why Let a Lot of Old -Fashioned Ideas Hurt Profits!

★6.0 1954 21m Wayne A Langston PG-13

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.”

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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.”

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Robert Trout

Robert Trout

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When was The Secret of Selling the Negro released?

The Secret of Selling the Negro was released on July 4, 1954.

Who directed The Secret of Selling the Negro?

The Secret of Selling the Negro was directed by Wayne A Langston.

How long is The Secret of Selling the Negro?

The Secret of Selling the Negro has a runtime of 21 minutes.

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The Secret of Selling the Negro is categorized as Documentary.

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