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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.
Soft City map, 2022

Soft City map, 2022

MIT Black History Project exhibit, 2022

MIT Black History Project exhibit, 2022

Jean Billa, Habeeb Salau, and Dzidula Kpodo in "Nkrumah's Last Day," 2022

Jean Billa, Habeeb Salau, and Dzidula Kpodo in "Nkrumah's Last Day," 2022

Bukunmi Shodipo, Irura Nyiha , and Jean Billa in "Nkrumah's Last Day," 2022

Bukunmi Shodipo, Irura Nyiha , and Jean Billa in "Nkrumah's Last Day," 2022

Dzidula Kpodo, Alayo Oloko, and Jean Billa in "Nkrumah's Last Day," 2022

Dzidula Kpodo, Alayo Oloko, and Jean Billa in "Nkrumah's Last Day," 2022

Answering the Call: Advancing the Relevance of Architecture (2022)

"Illuminate" by Chelsi Alise Cocking (2023)

"Sisters in Making" exhibit, 2024

MIT Libraries "Sisters in Making" exhibit, 2024

"Heal! — A Battle Poem for the Climate and Its Defenders" (2020)

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The mission of the MIT Black History Project is to research, identify, and produce scholarly curatorial content on the Black experience at MIT since the Institute opened its doors in 1865.

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