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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.
Dayna L. Cunningham, 2021

Dayna L. Cunningham, 2021

Soft City map, 2022

Soft City map, 2022

BCAP Fellows: Melissa Isidor and Danielle Geathers, 2020

BCAP Fellows: Melissa Isidor and Danielle Geathers, 2020

David Sengeh and daughter, 2020

David Sengeh and daughter, 2020

Gus Solomons, Jr., 2002

Gus Solomons, Jr., 2002

Malik and Miles George and Pres. L. Rafael Reif

Mass STEM Week kickoff, 2021

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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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