Solomon Wells and Mary Wells, Prairie Island.

Solomon Wells and Mary Wells

Solomon Wells (Tatanka Maza) and Mary Wells (Iha Ho Waste Win), Prairie Island. Photograph by Monroe P. Killy, September 1950.

Somali cultural exhibit 1999 Festival of Nations

Somali cultural exhibit 1999 Festival of Nations

Somali cultural exhibit at the 199 Festival of Nations (April 29‒May 2, 1999), sponsored by the International Institute and held in the newly opened St. Paul RiverCentre and Roy Wilkins Auditorium. The first Somali refugees came to Minnesota in 1993.

Photograph of Somali Minnesotans protesting the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul.

Somali Minnesotans protest the 2008 Republican National Convention

Somali Minnesotans protest the 2008 Republican National Convention, held in St. Paul. Photograph by Flickr user relux, September 1, 2008. CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.

Black and white photograph of Sommerfest, c.1980s.

Sommerfest

Sommerfest, c.1980s.

Black and white photograph of Sommerfest at Peavey Plaza, c.1980s.

Sommerfest at Peavey Plaza

Sommerfest at Peavey Plaza, c.1980s.

Somsen Hall

Somsen Hall

Winona State University’s Somsen Hall (formerly Winona Normal School’s College Hall), May 12, 2017.

Somsen Hall main entrance

Somsen Hall main entrance

The main entrance of Winona State University’s Somsen Hall (formerly Winona Normal School’s College Hall). Photograph by the National Register of Historic Places, 2013.

Song composed and performed by the Wiebe Quartet

Song composed and performed by the Wiebe Quartet, ca. 1930s. Used with the permission of Glenn Wiebe.

Performance of Song of Jasmine at Lincoln Center, New York

Song of the Jasmine

Ragamala Dance Company performing Song of the Jasmine at Lincoln Center Out of Doors in New York City. Photograph by Darial Sneed, 2014. Used with the permission of Ragamala Dance Company.

Songhai

Songhai

A promotional photograph of Songhai, 1980. From Penumbra Theatre Company records (GV002), Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature. University of Minnesota Libraries, Minneapolis.

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