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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.
Clarence Ellis, 1975

Clarence Ellis, 1975

Bernice Williams at Interphase, 1974

Bernice Williams at Interphase, 1974

Seymour Papert and The Turtle, ca. 1968

Seymour Papert and The Turtle, ca. 1968

Samuel Denard, 1970

Samuel Denard, 1970

Cornell Pearcy

Cornell Pearcy '79 at student conference, 1977

Robert Seamans and Wesley Harris, 1978

Robert Seamans and Wesley Harris, 1978

Woodrow Whitlow, Jr., 1974

Woodrow Whitlow, Jr., 1974

Jean F. Louis and Harold Demuren, ca. 1975

Jean F. Louis and Harold Demuren, ca. 1975

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The mission of the MIT Black History Project is to research, identify, and produce scholarly curatorial content on the Black experience at MIT since the Institute opened its doors in 1865.

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