US company "cancels" first black product spokesperson
US company âcancelsâ first black product spokesperson Nancy Green is a name youâve probably never heard but should have. Nancy Green (1834-1923) was Americanâs first product spokesperson. In fact, she was the worldâs first living advertising trademark. And she was black. Born a slave in Kentucky, Green was a servant, nanny, housekeeper, and cook for the family of Charles Morehead Walker. She also served the Walker familyâs next generation in Chicago. In 1893, Green was hired by the R.T. Davis Milling Company in St. Joseph, Missouri. She was 59 years old. On the ...
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