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Main sources for the MIT Black History Project include the Institute Archives, the MIT Museum, campus publications, and members of the MIT community. Oral history is also a valuable evidentiary tool, supplementing and enriching the store of more traditional historical evidence. Additionally, the project draws material from relevant collections and publications at large.
Isaiah Blankson and peer, 1967

Isaiah M. Blankson, 1967

Robert Seamans and Wesley Harris, 1978

Robert Seamans and Wesley Harris, 1978

Woodrow Whitlow, Jr., 1974

Woodrow Whitlow, Jr., 1974

Desire Greene portrays Mae Jemison, 1998

Desire Greene portrays Mae Jemison, 1998

22-year-old Tiera Guinn already works with NASA (2017)

Tiera Guinn, Yvonne Cagle, and Alyssa Napier, 2015

Women in Space, 2015

OPSPARC team members, 2018

OPSPARC team members, 2018

Paula Hammond and Lego doppelganger, 2015

Paula Hammond and Lego, 2015

Kwatsi Alibaruho: In Control

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