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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.
Joy Buolamwini and Margot Lee Shetterly

Joy Buolamwini and Margot Lee Shetterly, 2017

Joy Buolamwini 'G: Search for Hidden Figures Grand Prize Winner

How Not to Make a Documentary (2012)

Baba Jubal Harris

Baba Jubal Harris discusses Willie Ray 'Karimi' Mackey, ca. 2016

Kojo Acquah

Humans of MIT: Kojo Acquah, 2014

Naija Beta (2016)

Vibranium Culture: Race, Gender, Technology, and History in Black Panther (#WakandaUniversity), 2018

FLYER: Vibranium Culture: Race, Gender, Technology, and History in Black Panther (#WakandaUniversity), 2018

Paul Uche

"The Dissertation" by Paul Uche (2014)

N'Jadaka AKA Erik Killmonger, 2018

N'Jadaka AKA Erik Killmonger, 2018

Sakata Afrique at the OneWorld @ MIT Festival (2017)

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