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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.
African Physical Society organizing meeting, 2007

African Physical Society organizing meeting, 2007

Inaugural council meeting of the African Physical Society, 2010

Inaugural council meeting of the African Physical Society, 2010

Baba Jubal Harris

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

Storied Women of MIT: Shirley Ann Jackson

National Medal of Science: S. James Gates, 2013

National Medal of Science: S. James Gates, 2013

Humans of MIT: Joseff K Kolman, 2017

Humans of MIT: Joseff K Kolman, 2017

Jim Gates- The Moth: "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (2013)

Eyes on the Stars: Ron McNair (2013)

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