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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.
Sylvia Ann McDowell, 2009

Sylvia Ann McDowell, 2009

Civil rights tour, 2022

Civil rights tour, 2022

MLK Design Seminar Exhibit, 2002

IAP MLK Design Seminar Exhibit, 2002

Clinton Blackburn

Clinton Blackburn '08

Bus installation in Lobby 10, 2006

Bus installation in Lobby 10, 2006

MLK photo mosaic, 2007

MLK photo mosaic, 2007

ILLUSTRATION: Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, 2020

ILLUSTRATION: Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, 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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