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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.
Class in Food Technology, 1954

Class in Food Technology, 1954

Inez Hazel at MIT Lincoln Lab, 1956

Inez Hazel at MIT Lincoln Lab, 1956

Henry T. Brown, ca. 1955

Henry T. Brown, ca. 1955

Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson

Wonder Woman #50: Ellen Swallow Richards, 1950s

Wonder Woman #50: Ellen Swallow Richards, 1950s

Carolyn Beatrice Parker

Carolyn Beatrice Parker, ca. 1949

Maia Weinstock, 2017

Maia Weinstock: Women of NASA LEGO Set, 2017

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

Rwandan president Paul Kagame visits MIT, 2014

Rwandan president Paul Kagame visits MIT, 2014

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