Two (2) black, rectangular shoulder boards (ab) with gold borders worn by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley. On either side within the gold border is a silver gimp oak leaf. The oak leaves face each other. The gold and silver decorations are made from thread…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.205.8ab
Shujaa Moshesh (born Wesley Dick) was a Black British political activist who was imprisoned after the Spaghetti House siege. While in prison he became a prisoners' rights activist. He also wrote poetry. Moshesh became involved in Black Power activism in…
Shuwanza Rebecca Goff (born 1983/1984) is an American political advisor who served as the director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs from 2023 to 2025, under Joe Biden. In January 2019, she was named floor director for legislative operations…
A side table from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The medium brown finished wooden table is narrow with a small, square top, turned legs, and a square-shaped shelf at the bottom connected to all four legs. The tabletop is plain. There is a small area of ring…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.23
A dark wooden rectangular side table with a mirrored top from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The tabletop features a carved, rectangular wooden frame with a large, beveled mirror at the center. The frame is narrow and has a thin lip around the edges. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.12
A side table consisting of a metal base (.1a) and a detachable glass top (.1b). The table has four (4) legs with a bi-color finish, black in the middle of each leg, and brass at the top and bottom. The four legs connect into a square by four (4) stretchers…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.101.6.1ab
A side table consisting of a metal base (.1a) and a detachable glass top (.1b). The table has four (4) legs with a bi-color finish, black in the middle of each leg, and brass at the top and bottom. The four legs connect into a square by four (4) stretchers…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.101.6.2ab
Sidney John Barthelemy (born March 17, 1942) is a former American political figure. The second African American to hold the New Orleans mayoral chair, he was a member of the Louisiana State Senate from 1974 to 1978 and a member at-large of the New Orleans…
Sidney Dillon Redmond (October 11, 1871 – February 11, 1948) was an American civic leader, physician, lawyer, and politician from Jackson, Mississippi. He was an important African American community leader and headed the Mississippi Republican Party as…
Siela A. Bynoe (born 1967/1968) is an American politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate for the 6th district in central Nassau County on Long Island. A Democrat, she previously served in the Nassau County Legislature.
A large red and black hand-painted sign on paper mounted to a large piece of cardboard, with the message: [Mr. Rogell The Tigers Arent All White Anymore!].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.28
A sign advertising the segregated Club Plantation in Saint Louis, Missouri. The sign is printed on light yellow poster board and features black text and black-and-red graphics. Just above the center of the sign is a caricatured cartoon depiction of a man's…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.114
A black-and-white archival print of store-front with address 894 bearing signage supporting Angela Davis, the Soledad Brothers, and all political prisoners. The facade consists of large windows with decorative cloth blinds. A large sign reading [ANGELA IS…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.11.9
A red and white painted metal motel sign inside a plain wooden frame. The sign reads: [Booker T. Motel COLORED Humboldt, Tenn.]. The Booker T. Motel was a segregated motel.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.31
Wood sign with painted lettering surrounded by a frame displaying hours of operation for White and Colored; verso is also painted lettering in an alternate typeface. Text at top reads "LALLIE KEMP CHARITY HOSPITAL / CLINIC & CLINIC HOURS."
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.10
This sign was used at the Poor People’s Campaign Headquarters building at 14th and U Streets NW, Washington, D.C. in 1968. A white, plastic sign with black lettering that reads [Poor Peoples Campaign / Headquarters / S.C.L.C.].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.208.1
Light green in color segregated sign from a bus. The sign reads: PLEASE USE CENTER EXIT/516. Included with the sign is a metal bracket with three (3) flat head screws that would attach to the sign for hanging.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.159.2a
This bus station waiting room sign, circa 1957, is from the Birmingham AL, Greyhound Bus Station. It is a standard train or bus station sign from a southern state prior to 1964 restricting the seating of non-white passengers. The sign consists of a piece…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.130
A sign from a segregated restaurant printed in gold on a cobalt blue background with the message "We employ White Help and Cater to White People" surrounded by a decorative gold border.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.36
A sign reading "HOPE SCHOOL" in relief and composed from rectangular profile pieces of wood that are nailed to a wood board with a square attached frame. All pieces are nailed together, although there might also be glue. The sign is painted white and the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.22.12
In 1960, students planned, coordinated and implemented protests against segregation in public facilities by orchestrating bus boycotts, picket lines and sit-ins. The protests forced the City of Nashville to integrate later that year, but sit-ins and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2008.3
A metal double-sided black railroad sign that reads: [WAITING ROOM / FOR WHITES / ONLY / BY ORDER OF / POLICE DEPT.] in white paint. The writing is on a framed square plaque at the top of the sign. The sign post is round and has metal work at the top where…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.23
Human Rights Campaign poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The printed poster has a white background with [DEFY / WITH / DIGNITY]. “DEFY” is in blue with a yellow center in the “E” in the logo of the Human Rights Campaign. "DIGNITY" is in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.85.6
