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How the tobacco industry targeted Black Americans with menthol smokes

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Left: A Kool cigarettes advertisement targeting Black communities for a sponsored event, the <em>Kool Jazz Festival</em>; Right: A Newport cigarettes ad targeting young Black customers. (Stanford Research into the Impact of Tobacco Advertising)
Left: A Kool cigarettes advertisement targeting Black communities for a sponsored event, the Kool Jazz Festival; Right: A Newport cigarettes ad targeting young Black customers. (Stanford Research into the Impact of Tobacco Advertising)

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