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Arts & Performance

Sondra Perry

1986–

Sondra Perry is an interdisciplinary artist who works with video, computer-based media, installation, and performance. Perry's work investigates "blackness, black femininity, African American heritage" and the portrayal or representation of black people…

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Sports

Sone Aluko

1989–

Omatsone Folarin Aluko (born 19 February 1989) is a professional football coach and former player who played as a forward or winger. He is currently a first team coach at Ipswich Town. Aluko began his career at Birmingham City, graduating from the club's…

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Photographs and Still Images

Song Praise

1997

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A black-and-white photograph by Kenneth Royster of musicians. There are three (3) musicians performing in the image. Two (2) women are in the foreground, both wearing white. The woman on the left is singing into a microphone and has her arms raised. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.41.14
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Literature

Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin

1951–

Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin (born 1951 in Joplin, Missouri) is an American fiber artist, author, designer, community organizer, and curator. Ruffin creates quilts using fabric, symbolism, and references to African textile motifs that explore issues dealing…

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Education & Scholarship

Sonja L. Lanehart

1966–

Sonja L. Lanehart (; born November 4, 1966) is an American linguist and professor of linguistics in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Arizona who has advanced the study of language use in the African American community. Her…

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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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Sports & Achievement

Sophia Omotola Omidiji

1997–

Sophia Omotola Omidiji (born June 18, 1997) is a Nigerian-American football player. She played for the Nigerian U-20 Women National team and is signed to Dutch Division I Club S.B.V. Excelsior after completing a switch from KAA Gent in Belgium in June 2017.

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Historical photographs & visual records

"Sortie de l'Eglise Catholique" [Leaving the Catholic Church], Conakry, Guinée

Date not recorded

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96 -- CONAKRY -- Sortie de l'Eglise Catholique; CARTE POSTALE. Published by Collection Générale de la Guinée Française - A. JAMES, Conakry.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-0929
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Historical photographs & visual records

[Sorting cotton in Lake Victoria area during picking season], Tanzania

1966-06

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Cataloged as “[Sorting cotton in Lake Victoria area during picking season], Tanzania” (Slides (photographs)).

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2007-009, Item EEPA 2007-009-0558
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

Soul City

ca.1976

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A portfolio titled Soul City. Printed below the title of the portfolio is "The Bold New Alternative." The portfolio contains printed material promoting a planned community in North Carolina to be developed with federal and state funds. The portfolio…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.109.13
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

Soul City

ca.1976

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A pamphlet titled Soul City. The pamphlet is one of eight found in a portfolio. The pamphlet is printed using red, pink and black ink. The pamphlet is an overview for the planned community of Soul City and features sections on shopping areas, residential…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.109.13.8
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Clothing - Costume

Soul Train Flame blouse and skirt worn on Soul Train by dancer Cheryl Song

1985

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A purple lamé top (a) and multicolored fringe skirt (b), the “Soul Train Flame”, designed by Tamechi Briggs and worn by Cheryl Song on Soul Train, 1985. The body of the top is made from a purple lamé and has a scoop neck design. The long sleeves are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.41.3ab
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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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Photographs and Still Images

South Carolina, Couple

September 28, 2009

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A color digital photograph of engaged couple, Maria Macias and William Archie captured outside of the AM PM Quick Stop in Hopkins, South Carolina. The couple is sitting on one of the tables of a set of two yellow booths outside of the store. Archie,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.72.10
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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

South Carolina State University football jersey worn by Donnie Shell

1970-1973

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South Caroline State University football jersey worn by Donnie Shell. The jersey is burgundy with a v-neck and two slits at the bottom, one on either side. The neckline has white and blue stripes along it. The sleeves have white and blue bands around them.…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.57.2
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Historical photographs & visual records

Southern Nigeria. West Africa. A Girl before the Fattening Process, Painted with chalk

[ca. 1910]

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Orginal caption reads, "Southern Nigeria. West Africa. A Girl before the Fattening Process, Painted with chalk.".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1992-004, Item EEPA 1992-004-052
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Photographs and Still Images

Southern Trailer Home • South Carolina

1965; printed 1998

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A black-and-white photograph of a young man and a television in a darkened room in a trailer home in South Carolina by the photographer Leonard Freed. The young man stands to the extreme left of the frame and wears a patterned white shirt. His left hand is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.10.8
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Souvenir Centennial Celebration: Bethel Baptist Institutional Church Golden Jubilee

1938

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Souvenir program for the golden jubilee of the Bethel Baptist Institutional Church. The program has a gold-colored textured cover with green text and images. There is a graphic of the church between the title. The location in Jacksonville, Fl. and the date…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.97.40.67
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Souvenir du Carnival, Photograph of French Antillean dress

July 8, 1967

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Photograph of four women dressed in traditional Creole ensembles, chemise jupes and douillettes. Three women are standing and the woman at the left center is seated. The two women on the ends are wearing traditional chemise jupes with long white chemises…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.151.10
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frames (furnishings)

Souvenir frame from Club Harlem

mid 20th-late 20th Century

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A white cardboard frame folder from Club Harlem. In green ink are the words: [The Fabulous CLUB HARLEM / Photo by Johnson / Atlantic City, N.J.].

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.145.6
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Archival documents & files

Souvenir Greeting Cards Featuring Art Smith Jewelry from Les Messagers du Modernisme Exhibition — Posthumous Exhibitions and Estate Management

1996

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Cataloged as “Souvenir Greeting Cards Featuring Art Smith Jewelry from Les Messagers du Modernisme Exhibition”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.110_ref318
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gelatin silver prints

Souvenir photograph of Robert and Ellen Love Scurlock at Cafe Zanzibar

August 16, 1946

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A black and white photograph (TA2014.306.4.3.3a) of Robert and Ellen Love Scurlock. The are pictured seated at a table at teh Cafe Zanzibar in New York, New York. Unidentified men sit at the tables on either side of the Scurlocks. The back of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog TA2014.306.4.3.3ab
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Archival documents & files

Souvenir Program: A Katherine Dunham Gala — Personal Papers

1979 January 15

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Cataloged as “Souvenir Program: A Katherine Dunham Gala”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog sova.nmaahc.a2018.110_ref134
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Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Souvenir Program: Bethel Baptist Institutional Church Brotherhood Alliance

1956

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Souvenir program from the Bethel Baptist Institutional Church Brotherhood Alliance for men's day activities. The faded orange cover has black printed text at the top with the title and date, March 18th, 1956, of the program. The program is fastened with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.97.40.64
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