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Politics & Public Life

Solomon Adesanya

1985–

Solomon Adesanya (born July 12, 1985) is an American businessman and a politician. He is a Democrat elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in the November 8, 2022 midterm elections, on his first attempt. He represents the 43rd District, a…

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Biography & Culture

Solomon Kinloch Jr.

1973–

Solomon W. Kinloch Jr. (born July 28, 1973) is an American pastor and political candidate. He is the senior pastor of Triumph Church, a non-denominational megachurch based in Detroit.

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Arts & Performance

Solomon Sir Jones

1869–1936

Solomon Sir Jones (1869–1936) was an American minister and amateur film-maker, best known for his collection of 29 silent black-and-white films (totaling 355 minutes' worth of footage) documenting African-American communities in Oklahoma from 1924 to 1928.…

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Biography & Culture

Sonia Bonfim Vicente

1985–

Sonia Bonfim Vicente (born c. 1985) is a Brazilian human rights activist. A hair braider from the Chapadão favela in Rio de Janeiro, in 2021 her husband and son were shot dead by officers from the Military Police; since then, Vicente has campaigned for…

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Film & Television

Sonja Sohn

1964–

Sonja Denise Plack (née Williams), known professionally as Sonja Sohn, (born May 9, 1964) is an American actress, filmmaker, and activist, best known for portraying Baltimore detective Kima Greggs in the HBO drama The Wire (2002–2008). She is also known…

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Music

Sonny Rollins

1930–2026

Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins (September 7, 1930 – May 25, 2026) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who is widely recognized as one of the most important and influential of jazz musicians. In a seven-decade career, Rollins recorded more than 60…

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Politics & Public Life

Sonya Biddle

1957–2022

Sonya Biddle (31 December 1957 – 19 January 2022) was a Canadian actress and politician in Montreal, Quebec. She served on the Montreal City Council from 1998 to 2001 as a member of Vision Montreal.

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Visual Arts

Sonya Clark

1967

Sonya Clark (born 1967, Washington, D.C.) is an American artist of Afro-Caribbean heritage. Clark is a fiber artist known for using a variety of materials including human hair and combs to address race, culture, class, and history. Her beaded headdress…

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Education & Scholarship

Sonya Douglass

Biography

Sonya Douglass (formerly Horsford) is an American academic who researches educational inequality in the United States, social justice, and education policy. Douglass is a professor of educational leadership at the Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Literature

Sonya Renee Taylor

Biography

Sonya Renee Taylor is a New York Times best-selling author, activist, thought leader, spoken word artist, and founder of The Body is Not An Apology global movement. Taylor's work focuses on body liberation, racial justice, and transformational change using…

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Civil Rights

Sophia Bracy Harris

Biography

Sophia Bracy Harris is an American child care advocate. She co-founded the Federation of Child Care Centers of Alabama (FOCAL). She was awarded the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur "Genius" Award in 1991, the Rockefeller Public Service Award, and…

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Record Albums

Soul and Soledad

1971

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A 33 1/3 rpm LP record album titled "Soul and Soledad" by Angela Davis. The front of the album cover features an image of Angela Davis looking to the left of the cover. Above her black text reads: [Soul And Soledad / Angela Davis]. The back of the album…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.88.13ab
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 3 no. 3

January 1971

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Soul Force newsletter, volume 3, number 3. The newsletter is printed on newsprint paper with black type. The newsletter is folded together but not stapled. The front cover features a black-and-white photomontage of three photographs of Martin Luther King,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.130.4
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 4 no. 3

April 1971

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Soul Force newsletter, volume 4, number 3. The newsletter is printed on newsprint paper with black type. The newsletter is folded together but not stapled. The front cover features a black-and-white composite image of a large line of men and women who…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.130.2
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 4 no. 5

May 1971

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Soul Force newsletter, volume 4, number 5. The newsletter is printed on newsprint paper with black type. The newsletter is folded together but not stapled. The front cover features an image of a man with his hand on a wooden cross that is leaning sideways…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.130.1
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 4 no. 6

June 1971

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Soul Force newsletter, volume 4, number 6. The newsletter is printed on newsprint paper with black type. The newsletter is folded together but not stapled. The front cover features an image of a graduation procession with the male participants lined up,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.130.5
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 5 no. 1

July 1971

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Soul Force newsletter, volume 5, number 1. The newsletter is printed on newsprint paper with black type. The newsletter is folded together but not stapled. The front cover features a black-and-white image of two men conversing on a sidewalk, in front of a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.130.3
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Soul Force: Official Journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference vol. 5 no. 2

August 1971

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Soul Force newsletter, volume 5, number 2. The newsletter is printed on newsprint paper with black type. The newsletter is folded together but not stapled. The front cover features large silhouette images of four men giving black power salutes. They are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.130.6
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

Soul Force Vol. 1 No. 3

May 15, 1968

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The May 15, 1968 edition of Soul Force, the official journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The cover reads [POOR FOLKS' CAMPAIGN HITS D.C. / YOU CAN HELP / "TO MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY"] and features an illustration by Henry Brownlee of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.76.1
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Tools and Equipment

Soup spoon from the Rock Rest Tourist Home

1941-1973

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An International Silver soup spoon from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The silver-plated spoon is from International Silver’s 1847 Rogers Bros. line, Eternally Yours pattern. The neck of the spoon is narrow and tapers outwards towards the end of the handle.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.12.59.5
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

South Africa and the Reagan Factor

1986

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A pamphlet made of blue and black ink on white paper. The front cover has the title and publication information. The interior consists of fourteen pages of text. The back cover features a tear-away subscription for People's Daily World.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.55.50
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

South Africa The Apartheid Years: Remember Mandela!

1988

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A documentary film with the title " Remember Mandela." The film is the last of four documentaries from the series South Africa: The Apartheid Years and consists of a single reel of polyester film with optical sound. Directed and produced by filmmaker Peter…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.55.47.1a
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Time-based Media - Moving Images

South Africa Uncensored

1951

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An anti-apartheid documentary short with the title South Africa Uncensored. It consists if a single reel of black-and-white 16mm acetate film with optical sound. It was distributed by the Council on African Affairs, edited by Hortense Beveridge, and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.79.1.5.1a
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Books and Published Materials

Southern Christian Leadership Conference Citizenship Workbook

ca. 1962

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A softback book titled: [Southern Christian Leadership Conference Citizenship Workbook]. The front cover is black with a white vertical block that runs down the proper right side from the top. The block contains the initials: [S / C / L / C] stacked in…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.132
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