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This is the cover of the program for the State's Mates moon themed variety show.

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

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

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

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

This undated photograph is of a member of State's Mates singing for one of the annual talent shows.

This image shows many of the State's Mates in costume singing on stage during the annual variety show.

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,…

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

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.