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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.
James Allison in the Great Court, ca. 1968

James Allison in the Great Court, ca. 1968

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

Inez Hazel at MIT Lincoln Lab, 1956

Inez Hazel at MIT Lincoln Lab, 1956

Catalog card: Gus Solomons and Harold Edgerton, 1960

Catalog card: Gus Solomons and Harold Edgerton, 1960

Kakamega Secondary School students, 1961

Kakamega Secondary School students, 1961

Seymour Papert and The Turtle, ca. 1968

Seymour Papert and The Turtle, ca. 1968

Katherine Johnson

Katherine Johnson

Elaine Denniston, ca. 1967

Elaine Denniston

Hack the Moon: Elaine Denniston on Punch Cards (2019)

Isaiah Blankson on Killian Lawn

Isaiah M. Blankson on Killian Lawn, 1967

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