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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

Tiera Guinn, Yvonne Cagle, and Alyssa Napier, 2015

Women in Space, 2015

WCVB Channel 5 Science & Technology Special: Seymour Papert, ca. 1968-69

Calculus class, 2009

Calculus class, 2009

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

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

Wonder Women of Science (2021)

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

Ellen Swallow Richards with MIT Chemistry staff, 1900

Ellen Swallow Richards and staff, 1900

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