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

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

Floyd L. Williams

Floyd L. Williams, 1974

Shirley A. Jackson, 1973

Shirley Jackson at MIT, 1973

Michael Feld and Ron McNair, 1980s

Michael Feld and Ronald McNair, 1980s

Shirley Jackson, 1973

Shirley Jackson, 1973

National Medal of Science: S. James Gates, 2013

National Medal of Science: S. James Gates, 2013

Evelynn M. Hammonds, 1980

Evelynn M. Hammonds, 1980

S. James Gates, Jr. at Interphase, 1975

S. James Gates, Jr. at Interphase, 1975

Howard J. Foster receives E. Harris Harbison Award, 1970

Howard J. Foster receives E. Harris Harbison Award, 1970

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