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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

James Allison in the Great Court, ca. 1968

James Allison in the Great Court, ca. 1968

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

MIT Conference on Negro College Summer Institutes, 1964

Fermi Oyewole, 1964

Fermi Oyewole, 1964

Inez Hazel at MIT Lincoln Lab, 1956

Inez Hazel at MIT Lincoln Lab, 1956

Arlene Maclin, ca. 1975

Arlene Maclin, ca. 1975

Shirley A. Jackson, 1973

Shirley Jackson at MIT, 1973

William J. Knox, Jr.

William J. Knox, Jr., ca. 1925

President Obama at the Hammond Lab

President Obama visits the Hammond Lab, 2009

Henry A. Hill,

Henry A. Hill, ca. 1977

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