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This undated photograph is of Linda Edwards performing a baton routine. It is unclear whether this talent was performed at a talent show or at the Mrs. NC State beauty pageant.

This photograph shows a few of the State's Mates members performing in black face during their minstrel show.

This newspaper photograph shows members of State's Mates rehearsing for their upcoming minstrel show.

This photograph shows several State's Mates members with suitcases performing in their minstrel show.

This image shows two State's Mates members dressed as "moon beatnicks."

This photograph shows several of characters in "The Backyard Minstrels," one of which is holding a broom.

This photograph shows two characters in "The Backyard Minstrels" conversing.

This document is a program for the tenth anniversary variety show of State's Mates. The show included a fashion show, skits, and musical medleys.

This photograph shows two members of State's Mates on stage during their performance of "The Backyard Minstrels."

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,…