Rugg and Advertising
§The Advertising Federation of America distributed pamphlets entitled “Facts You Should Know about Anti- Advertising Propaganda in School Textbooks.” The pamphlets criticized Rugg’s books for turning students against advertising (p. 341)
§The federation declared that critics of advertising were
“those who prefer collectivism and regimentation by political force” (p. 341)
§They claimed that communism was the basis for anti-advertising attitudes and the development of Consumers Union (p. 341)