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Shirley Marie Watts (born March 6, 1959) is an American lawyer and jurist from Baltimore, Maryland. Since July 2013, she has served as a Justice on the Supreme Court of Maryland, the state's highest court. Watts is the first African American woman to serve…
September 15, 2011
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe oral history consists of twelve digital files: 2011.174.50.1a, 2011.174.50.1b, 2011.174.50.1c, 2011.174.50.1d, 2011.174.50.1e, 2011.174.50.1f, 2011.174.50.1g, 2011.174.50.1h, 2011.174.50.1i, 2011.174.50.1j, and 2011.174.50.1k, 2011.174.50.1l. Shirley…
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Shirley Sherrod (born November 20, 1947) is an American civil rights activist and former USDA Rural Development director for the state of Georgia. She is currently the executive director for the Southwest Georgia Project and Vice President of Development…
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Shirley Troutman (born 1959 or 1960) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals since 2022. She served as an associate justice of the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division from 2016 to 2022.
1965; printed 1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of a billboard along the Selma to Montgomery march route. The board purports to show Martin Luther King, Jr. at a Communist training school. On the reverse, the photographer's account accuses J. Edgar Hoover of having the sign…
October 13, 2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThese oxford wingtip shoes were worn by Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant to a protest in Ferguson, Missouri. The shoes are made from black leather with an applied camouflage design in metallic silver, green, and brown. They lace with black braided cord shoelaces.…
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Shola Lynch (born March 20, 1969) is an American filmmaker, artist, and former child actress. She is best known for her films Chisholm '72: Unbought and Unbossed (2004) and Free Angela and All Political Prisoners (2012), both of which focus on African…
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Adeshola Mos-Shogbamimu OBE (née Babington-Ashaye) is a British lawyer and academic, notable as an activist and political commentator. She frequently comments on women's rights, law, politics, diversity, inequality and exclusion.
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Shonda Lynn Rhimes (born January 13, 1970) is an American television producer and screenwriter, and founder of the production company Shondaland. Rhimes became known as the first showrunner—creator, head writer and executive producer—of the medical drama…
1982–
Shontay Lundy (born October 12, 1982) is an American entrepreneur and activist. She is known for advocating for the visibility and sun safety within communities of color. She is the creator and founder of Black Girl Sunscreen, a sunscreen brand created…
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Shontel Monique Brown (born June 24, 1975) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Brown previously served as a member of the Cuyahoga County…
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white archival process photograph of Destini Riley shooting the "Arrest" sequence of I, Destini. Surrounded by green screens, she attends to a camera as an unidentified man arrests another person.
2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white archival process photograph of Destini Riley in a car as they film the "Car" sequence for their film I, Destini. In the photo, Destini sits with her hand by her cheek as she looks out the car window.
2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white archival process photograph of Destini Riley and her family as they film the "Car" sequence for her film I, Destini. Her parents, Carlos and Lattina Riley, sit in the front seats, Lattina occupying the driver's seat and Carlos occupying…
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white archival process photograph of Nicholas Pilarski shooting the "Family" sequence for I, Destini. The shot takes place in an auditorium. Nicholas Pilarski can be seen to the left filming Destini's mother, Lattina Riley. To the far right,…
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white archival process photograph of Destini Riley and Nicolas Pilarski shooting the final sequence for their film I, Destini. Destini can be seen in the center of the photograph, looking at her mother who sits on a chair and holding a…
1967
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis gelatin silver print captures James Meredith as he crawls across the sidewalk after being shot during the initial stage of the March Against Fear (1966). He faces away from the camera, hands braced on the ground to support his body weight while his…
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white archival process photograph of Destini Riley and her family holding hands as they filmed for the "Prayer" sequence in their film I, Destini. Destini and her grandmother, Pat Riley, who are closest to the camera, are only visible from…
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white archival process photograph of Destini Riley being recorded for the "Prison" sequence in her film I, Destini. Destini can be seen in the center of the photo walking on a treadmill surrounded by three cloth backdrops as co-director…
2015
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white archival process photograph of Destini Riley recording her mother Lattina Riley for the "Smiles" sequence in the film I, Destini. Destini, seen on the right, looks on as her mother holds a paper with a smile to her face. A Sachtler tripod…
1940-2004
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis is a pair of short kid gloves (a,b) in their original plastic bag (c) that belonged to Etta Moten Barnett. The gloves (a,b) are mid-forearm length, made of white kid leather. On the inside of each one is a red stamp with text that reads “ VAN RAALTE /…
1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white photograph of an anti-Civil Rights protest. A man in a hat holds aloft a large sign that reads "Civil Rights Bill Unconstitutional." Others hold more signs and Confederate flags.
1969-1971
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGWood and hardened steel 20 gauge pump-action shotgun, O.F. Mossberg& Sons model 500C. Pump-action on shotgun is made of wood and has a grip with cut ridges. Shotgun has wood stock with a rubber end. Rubber end appears to have been painted red or orange at…
September 1963
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA shotgun shell collected from the ground outside the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The shell is comprised of blue roll-crimp paper with a brass head. Embossed on the brass head is "Peters H.V. 12GA," and "Made in USA." There is a…
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