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Furnishings, Housewares, and Décor

Seat back portion for a desk from Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and School

1925-1963

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Seat back portion of a school desk. Piece contains a curved wooden seat back constructed from five (5) wooden boards, closely fit to form a solid pieces. Two (2) iron supports are attached to the back, neither in complete form. Both pieces contain the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.74.9
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Historical photographs & visual records

Seated Afrikaner men being addressed in the Dutch Reformed Church before Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)

1947

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Cataloged as “Seated Afrikaner men being addressed in the Dutch Reformed Church before Nagmaal (Holy Communion), Bronkhorstspruit (South Africa)” (Negatives (photographic)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1998-006, Item EEPA 1998-063561
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black-and-white photographs

Seating under Wall of Photos

November 15, 2009; printed 2012

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Black-and-white photograph of four chairs and a car seat against a wall. On the wall are three bulletin boards covered with several pictures. The print is inscribed on the back.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.41.2
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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Seattle Mariners batting helmet worn by Ken Griffey Jr.

1995

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A Seattle Mariners batting helmet worn by Ken Griffey Jr. The hard, plastic helmet is navy blue. There is a white, teal, navy, and silver “S” logo on the front of the helmet. There is a white and red baseball in the center of the “S”, with a teal and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.66.3
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Sports

Sebastian Clovis

1979–

Sebastian James Clovis (born September 1, 1979) is a Canadian television personality and former Canadian Football League (CFL) player, who played free safety for the BC Lions in their Grey Cup championship 2006 season. He is currently known as an HGTV home…

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History & Culture

Sebastien Ibeagha

1992–

Sebastien Uchechukwu Ibeagha (born January 21, 1992) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. Born in Nigeria, he represented the United States national under-20 team.

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Slavery and Freedom Objects

Secretary with mirrored doors made by Thomas Day

ca. 1850

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A secretary with mirrored doors made by Thomas Day. The secretary has an upper case (2018.64a) and a lower case (2018.64b). The upper case has a decorative finial with serpentine curves. The upper case has two large, mirrored doors with intricate, wood…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.64abc
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Visual Arts

Secrets in the House #2

2008

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An archival pigment print photograph of collaged images. Just right of center, a collaged image of a standing figure appears atop a background black-and-white photograph of the exterior of a house. The figure appears standing in front of the doorway. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.77.5
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Arts & Performance

Sedrick Huckaby

1975–

Sedrick Ervin Huckaby (born 1975) is an American artist known for his use of thick, impasto paint to create murals that evoke traditional quilts and his production of large portraits that represent his personal history through images of family members and…

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gelatin silver prints

See-Saw with Grandpa

1940s

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See-Saw with Grandpa - Kingsboro, Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York, 1940's Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 19. A black-and-white photograph of children at the Kingsborough Houses on a seesaw. A man squats at the fulcrum point…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.74.22
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Photographs and Still Images

Seeking Rebirth

1997

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A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of a religious event in a tent. There are three (3) men in the foreground, each wearing white. The man on the left is partially in profile. The man in the center is wearing a white garment and a religious…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.41.21
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Photographs and Still Images

Segregationist Taunting Marchers, Selma to Montgomery March

1965

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A black-and-white digital image of a man holding up a confederate flag. The man is featured in the left of the image. The photograph is taken from behind and his face is in profile. He is standing on a grass lawn next to a road where people are marching.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.129.57
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Sports

Seigel Rodney

2003–

Seigel Rodney (born 2 October 2003) is a Montserratian footballer who plays for German club TuS Esens and the Montserrat national team.

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Visual Arts

Seitu Jones

1951–

Seitu Jones (born 1951, Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a multi-disciplinary artist and community organizer known for his large-scale public artworks and environmental design. Working both independently and in collaboration with other artists, Jones has created…

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Sports

Sekou Kaba

1990–

Sekou Mohamed Kaba (born 25 August 1990) is a Guinean-Canadian hurdler. He competed in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and the 110 metres hurdles event at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing reaching the semifinals. His family emigrated to…

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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Selected Works by Ntozake Shange & Ifa Bayeza

2007

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A copy of Selected Works by Ntozake Shange & Ifa Bayeza. The cover of the small booklet is a dark blue, with a full cover graphic illustration in black featuring several female faces, fish, hearts, stars, a birthday cake and other imagery. Text in the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.131.2.5
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Biography & Culture

Selena Forrest

1999–

Selena Forrest (born April 29, 1999), is an American fashion model. As of 2017, Models.com ranked her as one of the Top 50 models in the fashion industry.

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Time-based Media - Moving Images

Selena Williams and Bonnie Taylor-Williams Oral History Interview

September 14, 2019

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An oral history interview with Selena Williams and Bonnie Taylor-Williams. It consists of two versions, unedited (2023.4.1.1, .mxf) and edited (2023.4.1.2, .mov), of a single digital video recording. Selena Williams and her granddaughter, Bonnie…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.4.1
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Military

Selina Gray

1823–1907

Selina Norris Gray (December 1823 – 1907) was an African American woman known for saving some of George Washington's heirlooms when Union soldiers seized and occupied Arlington House, the home of Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee on May 24, 1861. When…

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Biography & Culture

Selita Ebanks

1983–

Selita Ebanks (born 17 February 1983) is a Caymanian model. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2005 to 2010. She has also worked for high fashion brands Neiman Marcus and Ralph Lauren, and appeared in magazines such as the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Seller of Ogboni clothes in market models Itagbe, Ilishan- Remo, Nigeria

2006-07

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Original text on slide reads, "Seller of Ogboni clothes in market models Itagbe cloth".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-0064
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Politics & Public Life

Selvena Brooks-Powers

1983–

Selvena N. Brooks-Powers (born March 1, 1983) is an American politician and community organizer serving as a member of the New York City Council from the 31st district. She assumed office on March 19, 2021. Brooks-Powers was named majority whip of the City…

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Literature

Selwyn Jacob

1941–

Selwyn Jacob (born 1941) is a Canadian documentary filmmaker whose work has often explored the experiences of Black Canadians as well as other stories from Canada's multicultural communities, as both as an independent director and since 1997 as a producer…

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Historical photographs & visual records

Sendingestig Church Cape Town, South Africa

Date not recorded

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"Oldest slave church, 1804." [ms. on slide].

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-1129
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