Script of State's Mates minstrel show, Act 1, April 11, 1960
Title
Script of State's Mates minstrel show, Act 1, April 11, 1960
Description
This item is the script to the theatrical portion of the State's Mates April 1960 variety show, "The Backyard Minstrels." Members of State's Mates portrayed racist caricatures of African Americans in blackface. The use of exaggerated dialect, derogatory language, and punning names of characters all helped State's Mates to uphold their idea of existing racial relations in the South
Creator
State's Mates
Source
Script of State's Mates minstrel show, Act 1, April 11, 1960, North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, State's Mates Records, UA 021.501, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries.
Date
1960-04-11
Identifier
gwd001
Original Format
script
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Citation
State's Mates, “Script of State's Mates minstrel show, Act 1, April 11, 1960,” The State of History, accessed November 25, 2024, https://soh.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/items/show/79.