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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

Baba Jubal Harris

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

OPSPARC team members, 2018

OPSPARC team members, 2018

Paula Hammond and Lego doppelganger, 2015

Paula Hammond and Lego, 2015

Mae Jemison and Olaronke Olabisi, 2016

Mae Jemison and Olaronke Olabisi, 2016

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