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Samuel J. Scott (August 26, 1938 – March 5, 2021) was an American engineer. He was among the first four Black engineers at NASA's Langley Research Center in 1962, after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh's aeronautical engineering program and…
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Samuel Joseph Brown Jr. (1907–1994) was a watercolorist, printmaker, and educator. He was the first African-American artist hired to produce work for the Public Works of Art Project, a precursor to the Work Progress Administration's Federal Art Project.
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Samuel L. Duncan was a farmer, educator, and minister who served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1872 until 1876 and in the South Carolina Senate from 1876 until 1880. A Republican, he represented Orangeburg. He opposed a…
1930–1981
Samuel Lee Kountz Jr. (October 30, 1930 – December 23, 1981) was an African-American kidney transplantation surgeon from Lexa, Arkansas. He was most distinguished for his pioneering work in the field of kidney transplantations, and in research,…
1919–2021
Samuel Lloyd Myers Sr. (April 18, 1919 – January 8, 2021) was an American economist, university president, education adviser and civil rights advocate. One of Myers' most significant contributions to society occurred during his 18-year tenure as the…
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Samuel Laing Williams (January 10, 1857 – December 21, 1921) was an American lawyer and community leader. He was the first African American to graduate from the Law School of the George Washington University, then called Columbian University, in…
1905–2003
Samuel Milton Nabrit (February 21, 1905 – December 30, 2003) was an American marine biologist. He was the first African American to be awarded a doctoral degree from Brown University, the first Morehouse College graduate to earn a Ph.D. and the first…
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Samuel Óghalé Oboh (born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian architect, manager, leader, former Vice President - Architecture at AECOM Canada Architects Ltd - a Fortune 500 Company and the 2015 President of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). Sam…
1882–1957
Samuel M. Plato (1882–1957) was an American architect and building contractor in the United States. His work includes federal housing projects and U.S. post offices, as well as private homes, banks, churches, and schools. During World War II, the Alabama…
1917–1999
Samuel Ulysses Rodgers (August 10, 1917 – December 19, 1999) was an American physician, educator, and public health advocate. He was a pioneer in the community health movement, including establishing the Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center (originally the…
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Samuel W. Lewis (born c. 1845) was a Canadian-born American schoolteacher and state legislator in Mississippi. He represented Madison County, Mississippi in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1884-1885. He was born in Canada circa 1845 and…
Biography
Samuel Wakefield (c. 1834–1883), was an American postmaster, tax collector, school official, and state legislator in Louisiana. During the Reconstruction era, he represented Iberia Parish in the Louisiana Senate.
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Samuel Walker Houston (February 12, 1864 – November 19, 1945) was an American teacher, academic administrator, newspaper proprietor, newspaper editor, and black school founder. He was born enslaved, and later became a pioneer in the field of education in…
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Samuel Woodrow Williams was a Baptist minister, professor of philosophy and religion, and Civil Rights activist. Williams was born on February 12, 1912, in Sparkman (Dallas County) then grew up in Chicot County, Arkansas. An African American, Williams…
1998
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “San Diego Underground” (Text).
5-1-1991
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “San Francisco State University” (Text).
2008
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “San Jose State University” (Text).
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Sana Musasama is an African-American ceramic and mixed-media artist based in New York City. Her artistic practice parallels her work as an educator and commitment to human rights causes especially the human trafficking of women. Musasama is an associate…
1964–
Sandie Okoro OBE (; born 1964) is a British lawyer who served as general counsel of Standard Chartered Bank, until 2024 and Chancellor of the University of Birmingham. She previously served as senior vice-president and general counsel at the World Bank…
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Sandra Agard Hon. FRSL is a British storyteller, writer, literary consultant and cultural historian. She is a published author of short stories and poetry, and for more than 40 years has performed her work, including plays, within the UK as well as…
Biography
Sandra Bass is an American political scientist. She holds a PhD in political science from University of California, Berkeley. She is an associate dean of students and director of the Public Service Center at the University of California, Berkeley, a…
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Sandra Glover, née Cummings (December 30, 1968, in Palestine, Texas) is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the 400-meter hurdles. She was a medalist in that event at the World Championships in Athletics in 2003 (silver) and 2005…
1953–
Sandra Jackson-Opoku (born 1953) is an American poet, novelist, screenwriter, and journalist, whose writing often focuses on culture and travel in the African diaspora. She has been the recipient of several awards, including from the National Endowment for…
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Sandra Kay Johnson (also published as Sandra Johnson Baylor) is a Japanese-born American electrical engineer, the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate in electrical engineering at Rice University, and the first black woman in the IBM Academy of…
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