Mary Alexander became the first African American model for Coca-Cola in 1955. In fact, it took Coca-Cola more than a half-century after the ads were produced to learn the identity of Alexander. Alexander grew up on a farm in Ballplay a small community in the northeast corner of Alabama. She was one of 10 children […]
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