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1944–2019
Sadie Roberts-Joseph (1944 – July 12, 2019) was an American community activist and founder of the Baton Rouge Odell S. Williams Now & Then Museum of African-American History in 2001. She was also the founder of a non-profit organization, Community Against…
Late 19th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA small marquise shaped flat iron with handle. The metal sadiron is made from a single piece of iron. The object is heavily corroded. No identifying marks are visible.
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Sadou Diallo (born 10 June 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for League of Ireland Premier Division club Bohemians as a midfielder. Born in Guinea, he has represented England at youth level.
1994 August 1
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Said Ahmed Kirume wearing a kofia (hat), Lamu, Kenya” (Slides (photographs)).
2014
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMixed media painting of Craig Fletcher based on Leonardo da Vinci’s Saint John the Baptist. The work has 22-karat gold leaf decoration. The painting shows Fletcher in the center. He is wearing a black t-shirt with blue letters and jeans. He is visible from…
1981
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Saint Mathew Anglican Church” (Slides (photographs)).
1977
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Saint Mathew Anglican Church, Eyinde Quarter” (Slides (photographs)).
ca. 1926
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginal caption reads, "Sakafo - A Meal on the Grass." Postmarked and stamped on recto, "Tamatave, Madagascar, 14 January 1926." Original hand-written address on verso, "M. et Mme Leblanc. 10 Avenue Duiel au 12 Pare de la Malmaison par Rueil S. ch. O…
1941-1973
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn International Silver salad fork from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The silver-plated fork is from International Silver’s 1847 Rogers Bros. line, Eternally Yours pattern. The neck of the fork is narrow and tapers outwards towards the end of the handle. The…
Biography
Salahuddin Mustafa Muhammad was the American imam of the Masjid al-Ikhlas mosque in Newburgh, New York. He was also the Muslim chaplain of Bard College and had been a chaplain for the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision since…
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Sallie E. Robinson, also listed as "Sallie J." in some early newspaper references (born March 17 1851), a 19th-century African-American civil rights activist. On the evening of May 22, 1879, Sallie Robinson, a 28-year-old black woman, bought two…
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Sallie Wyatt Stewart (January 3, 1881 – July 1951) was an American educator and a social services organizer for the black community in Evansville, Indiana, who is best known for her leadership in local, state, and national black women's clubs. Stewart…
Biography
Sally Maria Diggs (c.1851 – October 27, 1928) was an enslaved African-American girl, also known as "Pinky", whose freedom was famously bought by Henry Ward Beecher in 1860, during a sermon at Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, NYC. Beecher famously said, "No child…
July 13, 1972; printed 2021
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white archival print of Sallye Davis speaking at a Free Angela rally at DeFremery Park in Oakland, California. She stands at a microphone with a sheaf of papers in her left hand and her right hand making an accentuating gesture. She wears a…
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Samuel Ayomide Adekugbe (born January 16, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Born in England, he represents the Canada national team.
1906–1985
Thomas "Sam" Doyle (1906–1985) was an African-American artist from Saint Helena Island, South Carolina. His colorful paintings on sheet metal and wood recorded the history and people of St. Helena's Gullah community.
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Samuel Oluwatimilehin Adetokunbo Folarin (born 23 September 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for National League club Sutton United.
1977; printed 2007
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis gelatin silver print depicts a black and white image of a man named Sam Gadsden. He is seated in front of a wall and above him hang two picture frames that each contain multiple photographs. Only his upper torso and face are visible in the photograph.…
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Sam Gilliam ( GHIL-ee-əm; November 30, 1933 – June 25, 2022) was an American abstract painter, sculptor, and arts educator. Born in Mississippi and raised in Kentucky, Gilliam spent his entire adult life in Washington, D.C., eventually being described as…
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Samuel Harrison Mattis (born March 19, 1994) is an American Olympic track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw, and has a personal record of 72.45 meters. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he came in 11th. Mattis represented the United…
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Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba (born 18 January 1983) is an Irish-Zambian-American R&B singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, fashion model and TV presenter. In 2000, at the age of 17, she shot to fame with the release of her debut single "Gotta Tell…
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Samaya Clark-Gabriel (born October 1, 2009) is an American teenage athlete and actress from Brooklyn, New York, area. She gained recognition for her athletic abilities at the age of four and has also been involved in community and philanthropic initiatives.
1946–2024
Samuel Arthur Williams (January 20, 1946 – May 13, 2024) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and television producer. Williams was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for his play Home (1979), which moved from the Negro Ensemble Company…
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Samuel Oluwaseyi Jesutoromo "Sammy" Ameobi (born 1 May 1992) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. Born in England, he was capped by Nigeria at under-20 level and England at under-21 level before switching allegiance to Nigeria in…
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