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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.
Ben Moultrie and W. Ahmad Salih

Ben Moultrie and W. Ahmad Salih, 1971

MLK Day silent march, 2016

MLK Celebration silent march, 2016

Student Center MLK Exhibit

MLK exhibit, 1968

Paul Gray and students at a Task Force meeting, 1971

Paul Gray and students at a Task Force meeting, 1971

Student leaders, 2015

Student leaders, 2015

Black Graduate Celebration: Wakanda salute, 2018

Black Graduate Celebration: Wakanda salute, 2018

BSU leaders meet with MIT Admissions, ca. 1969

BSU leaders meet with MIT Admissions, ca. 1969

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