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Medicine & Health

Sheldon D. Fields

1970–

Sheldon D. Fields is a Registered Professional Nurse, Family Nurse Practitioner, educator, researcher, health policy analyst, and nurse entrepreneur who is known for his work in the field of behavioral health research specializing in the area of HIV/AIDS…

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Historical photographs & documents

Shelia Davis Family Home Video #1

1991-07-22-1991-07-23

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Family trip to Universal Studios and Disney World.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref712
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Historical photographs & documents

Shelia Davis Family Home Video #2

Date not recorded

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Footage of a church service including singing and a sermon.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.sc.0001_ref713
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Historical photographs & visual records

Shembe Church member Durban, South Africa

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “Shembe Church member Durban, South Africa” (Slides (photographs); Color slides).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2010-010, Item EEPA 2010-010-1390
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Science & Inventions

Sherita Hill Golden

Biography

Sherita Hill Golden is an American physician-scientist who is the Hugh P. McCormick Family Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism at Johns Hopkins University. She holds joint appointments in the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical…

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Music

Sherley Anne Williams

1944–1999

Sherley Anne Williams (August 25, 1944 – July 6, 1999) was an American poet, novelist, professor, vocalist, jazz poet, playwright and social critic. Many of her works tell stories about her life in the African-American community.

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Music

Sherman Hemsley

1938–2012

Sherman Alexander Hemsley (February 1, 1938 – July 24, 2012) was an American actor and comedian. He was known for his roles as George Jefferson on the CBS television series All in the Family (1973–1975; 1978) and The Jeffersons (1975–1985), Deacon Ernest…

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Sports & Achievement

Sherman Reed

Dates not recorded

Sherman Reed is an American baseball coach and former player, who is the head baseball coach of the Coppin State Eagles. He played club baseball at Towson from 1979 to 1983.

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Arts & Performance

Shervone Neckles

1979–

Shervone Neckles (born 1979) is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and community worker. Her work draws inspiration from the duality and transitional nature of her Afro-Grenadian-American identity. Neckles’ practice combines mixed media techniques of…

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Sports

Sheyi Ojo

1997–

Oluwaseyi Babajide "Sheyi" Ojo (born 19 June 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back or winger for Kazakhstan Premier League club Aktobe. Ojo joined Liverpool as a 14-year-old and came through their academy. He spent time on…

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Sports

Shiloh Remy

2000–

Shiloh Samuel Remy (born 28 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Isthmian League Premier Division club Enfield Town. Born in England, he represents the Saint Lucia national team at international level.

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ARCHIVE FILE
Archival documents & files

Shimm and Thomas Families — Series 1: Biographical Material

1895-1936

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Includes will of Philip Nelson, 1850; will of Elias E. Thomas, 1899; wedding invitations; Navy pension voucher for Elias E. Thomas; obituary clippings; and copies of engravings of Horatio and Philip Nelson.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref61
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MUSEUM OBJECT
body armor

Shin guards worn by Seba Johnson

ca. 1988

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Two shin guards worn by Seba Johnson in the 1988 and/or 1992 Winter Olympics. The shin guards are white plastic with white nylon straps and gray foam interior. [Invicta] is printed on front.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.163.6ab
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Arts & Performance

Shine Louise Houston

Biography

Shine Louise Houston is a filmmaker and the founding director and producer of Pink and White Productions, an independent production company creating queer pornography in San Francisco. Houston makes feature-length pornographic films in addition to…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Shine Parlor II - 1970

1970; printed 2014

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A black-and-white gelatin silver print of the interior of a barber shop. At left, a seated customer waits wearing a dark colored suit and smoking a cigarette. His legs are crossed and he is gesturing with both of his hands held out, palms up. Next to the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.206.14
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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Shining Armor

ca. 1959

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This is the Shining Armor ring designed and created by Art Smith. The ring is made of one piece of flattened sterling silver band split into three at the shoulder of the ring. The edges of the base and three bands are all curved and warped with valleys and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.12.14
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Arts & Performance

Shinique Smith

1971–

Shinique Smith (born January 9, 1971) is an American visual artist, known for her colorful installation art and paintings that incorporate found textiles and collage materials. She is based in Los Angeles, California.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Slavery and Freedom Objects

Ship manifest detailing the transport of 92 enslaved persons

October 30, 1833

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A handwritten ship's manifest, detailing the transport of ninety-two (92) enslaved persons. The document consists of a single sheet of off-white paper folded in half, with text handwritten in black ink on all pages. On the first page is a sworn, signed…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.46.6
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Historical photographs & documents

Ship on the ocean

undated

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Cataloged as “Ship on the ocean” (Photographs).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.17.2_ref58
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Historical photographs & documents

Ship route of the Brigantine Fanny bound from the Port of Providence, Rhode Island for Surinam, back again to Providence

1798

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Cataloged as “Ship route of the Brigantine Fanny bound from the Port of Providence, Rhode Island for Surinam, back again to Providence” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.17.2_ref98
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Historical photographs & documents

Ship South Boston manifest from Liverpool to Savannah

1825

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Cataloged as “Ship South Boston manifest from Liverpool to Savannah” (Text).

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.17.2_ref124
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Arts & Performance

Shirley Hemphill

1947–1999

Shirley Ann Hemphill (July 1, 1947 – December 10, 1999) was an American stand-up comedian and actress. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Hemphill moved to Los Angeles in the 1970s to pursue a career as a stand-up comedian. After working the Los…

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