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Meet One of the Pioneering Blacks in the Ad Industry

Georg Olden's Career at BBDO, McCann Wasn't About Race -- Until the End

By: Jason Chambers
Published: February 16, 2009

Jason Chambers provides an excerpt from his book, "Madison Avenue and the Color Line: African-Americans in the Advertising Industry," in which he tells the story of Georg Olden, one of the first African-American executives in a major advertising firm. ...

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