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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.
Robert Taylor with students at Tuskegee Institute, circa 1897

Robert Taylor with students at Tuskegee Institute, circa 1897

Edward Swain Hope sworn in as a Lieutenant, 1944

Edward Swain Hope sworn in as a Lieutenant, 1944

Warren E. Henry, ca. 1943

Warren E. Henry, ca. 1943

Helen G. Edmonds

Helen G. Edmonds

Samuel Proctor, Paul Edward Gray, and Clarence G. Williams, 1981

Samuel Proctor, Paul Edward Gray, and Clarence G. Williams, 1981

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

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

Lincoln Lab summer intern, 1981

Lincoln Lab summer intern, 1981

Lincoln Lab summer interns

Lincoln Lab summer interns, 1981

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