Found in Mom's Basement

1970's Rit dye ad featuring Cheryl Tiegs and tie-dyed grooviness

Vintage tobacco ads featuring African-Americans

Found at Well-Medicated.

Racism in advertising: 1922 Jell-O ad

The copy reads:

"Mammy sent dis ovah"

Jell-O is known to all sections as "America's Most Famous Dessert." In the South, for instance, it is inexpensive enough to be found in the cabins of old plantations. It is delicious enough to meet the standards of good living at the "Big House." It is dainty enough for milady's afternoon tea. It is appealing enough to turn the sinful, of any color, away from his neighbor's melon patch.

Found at Communitylive Journal.

1952 ad for Aunt Jemima pancake mix

Found at jbcurio at flickr.

Papst Blue Ribbon beer stickers from the 1970s

Found at Jason Liebig.

Vintage ads featuring African-Americans

There's a treasure trove of vintage ads featuring African-Americans at ChicagoEye on flickr. Here is a sampling of the gems to be found there.

Disneyland/Aunt Jemima ad from 1957

Found at Roadsidepictures at Flickr.

1965 ad for BOAC featuring basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain

1982 Secret deodorant ad with purple-icious pantsuit

1993 ad for Rockport shoes featuring boxing legend Muhammed Ali