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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.
William J. Knox, Jr.

William J. Knox, Jr., ca. 1925

Frederick D. Drew, 1934

Frederick D. Drew, 1934

Evelynn M. Hammonds, 1980

Evelynn M. Hammonds, 1980

S. James Gates, Jr. at Interphase, 1975

S. James Gates, Jr. at Interphase, 1975

Iris Mack, 1988

Iris Mack, 1988

Education in the United States: Evelyn Higginbotham, Sylvester Gates, and Paula T. Hammond (2011)

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