Represented: The Black Imagemakers Who Reimagined African American Citizenship

by Brenna Wynn Greer

Book Overview

In 1948, Moss Kendrix, a former New Deal public relations officer, founded a highly successful, Washington, D.C.-based public relations firm, the flagship client of which was the Coca-Cola Company. As the first black pitchman for Coca-Cola, Kendrix found his way into the rarefied world of white corporate America. His personal phone book also included the names of countless black celebrities, such as bandleader Duke Ellington, singer-actress Pearl...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812225015
• ISBN13: 9780812225013
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 361 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"