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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.
Explorers of the Nano Age: Aristide Gumyusenge, 2022

Explorers of the Nano Age: Aristide Gumyusenge, 2022

Javit Drake and Nigerian MIT-ETT fellows, 2022

Javit Drake and Nigerian MIT-ETT fellows, 2022

President Obama at the Hammond Lab

President Obama visits the Hammond Lab, 2009

Desire Greene portrays Mae Jemison, 1998

Desire Greene portrays Mae Jemison, 1998

MIT PhDs, 2018

MIT PhDs, 2018

Isaiah Blankson on Killian Lawn

Isaiah M. Blankson on Killian Lawn, 1967

Isaiah M. Blankson in Science Spectrum, 2005

Isaiah Blankson on the cover of Science Spectrum, 2005

Robert Seamans and Wesley Harris, 1978

Robert Seamans and Wesley Harris, 1978

Woodrow Whitlow, Jr., 1974

Woodrow Whitlow, Jr., 1974

Osie V. Combs, Jr., 2020

Osie V. Combs, Jr., 2020

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