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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.
Tiera Guinn, Yvonne Cagle, and Alyssa Napier, 2015

Women in Space, 2015

Willie Baldwin, Robert Boone, and Michael Dixon, 1980s

Willie Baldwin, Robert Boone, and Michael Dixon, 1980s

Floyd L. Williams

Floyd L. Williams, 1974

Ellen Swallow Richards with MIT Chemistry staff, 1900

Ellen Swallow Richards and staff, 1900

Robert R. Taylor portrait

Robert R. Taylor, 1892

Robert R. Taylor with classmates

Robert R. Taylor with classmates, 1892

Emmett J. Scott, 1921

Emmett J. Scott, 1921

Karl Reid

Karl Reid with students, 1984

Reunion of early black alums, 1973

Reunion of early black alums, 1973

Ellen Swallow Richards and female students, 1888

Ellen Swallow Richards and female students, 1888

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