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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.
Valerie Jarrett and L. Rafael Reif, 2022

Valerie Jarrett and L. Rafael Reif, 2022

Robert Robinson Taylor's diploma, 1892/2022

Robert Robinson Taylor's diploma, 1892/2022

Valerie Jarrett- "Robert Robinson Taylor: Building on the Legacy of MIT's First Black Graduate" (2022)

Bennie F. L. Ward, 2025

Bennie F. L. Ward, 2025

Finding Joy in Making, and the Making of #HellaJuneteenth: Quinnton Harris (2020)

Danielle Wood: The Down-to-Earth Applications of Space (2021)

Wendell P. Terrell

Wendell P. Terrell, 1906

Marie C. Turner

Marie C. Turner '09

Marie C. Turner Transcript 1905-06

Transcript: Marie C. Turner, 1906-07

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The mission of the MIT Black History Project is to research, identify, and produce scholarly curatorial content on the Black experience at MIT since the Institute opened its doors in 1865.

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