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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.
Jerrold Reinach Zacharias, Vance E. Gray and Jacob L. Reddix, 1964

MIT Conference on Negro College Summer Institutes, 1964

Baba Jubal Harris

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

Karl Reid

Karl Reid with students, 1984

Storied Women of MIT: Jennifer N. Rudd (2018)

Young, Gifted, and Black: Black Women at MIT (1994)

Lyman J. Alexander, 1973

Lyman J. Alexander, 1973

Ronald E. McNair Building dedication ceremonies program COVER [Earth], 1986

Ronald E. McNair Building dedication ceremonies program, 1986

Ronald E. McNair Building Dedication, Center for Space Research (1986)

Gabby Ballard

Audio Interview: Gabby Ballard, 2017

Humans of MIT: Eleane Lema, 2018

Humans of MIT: Eleane Lema, 2018

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