Blackface photos in Georgia yearbooks

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Photos: Blackface in Georgia college yearbooks

A slideshow of blackface images from Georgia college and university yearbooks in the 1950s and 1960s

The 1958 yearbook of The University of Georgia shows a photo of students in blackface with the caption "The South will rise again!"

The 1958 yearbook of The University of Georgia shows a second photo of students in blackface with the caption "... so save yo' Confederate money, boys!"

In a 1962 Georgia Tech yearbook, a student can be seen in blackface and KKK outfits.

In a 1968 Georgia Tech yearbook, 8 students can be seen depicting a mock KKK lynching. The page substitutes the Ks in Ku Klux Klan with Kappa Kappa Kappa--a fraternity that did not exist on campus. The associated names are all fake.

In a 1969 Georgia Tech yearbook, a student can be seen in blackface.

Emory University, 1964 yearbook

Mercer University yearbook, 1964, shows women in blackface.

Mercer University yearbook, 1964, sorority sisters are in blackface behind bars with "It's Saturday night," in caption.

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