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The Technician (Raleigh, NC), January 12, 1923

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From "Splinters from the North Carolina Pine":

The restaurant patron was peeved — there were black specks on his grapefruit. But Sambo, the African diplomat, soothed hm.

“Why, boss, dat sho must be dem vitamines wat everyone am talkin’…

Script of State's Mates minstrel show, Act 1, April 11, 1960

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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,…

State's Mates Presents The Backyard Minstrels, April 11, 1960

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This image is the cover of the program for "State's Mates Presents: The Backyard Minstrels."

State's Mate posing in blackface, April 11, 1960

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This State's Mate posed for the camera in blackface backstage, before the start of the 1960 State's Mates minstrel show.

Three State's Mates posing in blackface, April 11, 1960

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This photograph, used for a yearbook collage, shows three members of State's Mates in blackface for their minstrel show in 1960.

Epps et al v. Carmichael at el, 1950

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93 F.Supp. 327 (1950) EPPS et al. v. CARMICHAEL et al. Civ. A. No. 144. United States District Court M. D. North Carolina. October 9, 1950. 328*328 C. O. Pearson, Durham, N. C., Spottswood W. Robinson, III, Richmond, Va., Robert L. Carter, New…

Leroy Benjamin Frasier et al v Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina, 1955

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134 F.Supp. 589 (1955) Leroy Benjamin FRASIER, Jr., et al., v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF the UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA et al. No. 260-D. United States District Court M. D. North Carolina. Argued September 10, 1955. Decided September 16, 1955.…

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896

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163 U.S. 537 (1896) PLESSY v. FERGUSON. No. 210. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 13, 1896. Decided May 18, 1896. ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. 540*540 Mr. A.W. Tourgee and Mr. S.F. Phillips for plaintiff in…

Brown et al v. Board of Education of Topeka et al, 1954

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347 U.S. 483 (1954) BROWN ET AL. v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA ET AL. No. 1. Supreme Court of United States. Argued December 9, 1952. Reargued December 8, 1953. Decided May 17, 1954. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE…

Sweatt v. Painter et al, 1950

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339 U.S. 629 (1950) SWEATT v. PAINTER ET AL. No. 44. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 4, 1950. Decided June 5, 1950. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS. 630*630 W. J. Durham and Thurgood Marshall argued the cause for…