1952 ~ Scandals by the Brownsville Jaycees

In November of 1952 it was anounced in the Herald that the Brownsville Jaycees were selling tickets and rehearsing for a comedy of "Scandals."  The minstrel show involved players wearing "blackface" and before anyone reacts with shock keep in mind that African-American socialites in some instances were performing their own plays in "whiteface"at the time.  The show was to be staged at the high school auditorium with a cast of over one hundred players.  Bronsbil Estacion is grateful to Dale Stevenson for sharing the illustration and photo with us.

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From the photo above and this one below it appears the  Jaycees were satirizing the Afro-American zoot suit culture.