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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 Walton in Nigeria, ca. 1966

William Walton in Nigeria, ca. 1966

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

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

Jerrold Reinach Zacharias, Vance E. Gray and Jacob L. Reddix, 1964

MIT Conference on Negro College Summer Institutes, 1964

Baba Jubal Harris

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

Floyd L. Williams

Floyd L. Williams, 1974

Bennie F. L. Ward, 2025

Bennie F. L. Ward, 2025

Storied Women of MIT: Shirley Ann Jackson

Shirley A. Jackson, 1973

Shirley Jackson at MIT, 1973

Frederick D. Drew, 1934

Frederick D. Drew, 1934

Michael Feld and Ron McNair, 1980s

Michael Feld and Ronald McNair, 1980s

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