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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.
Joy Buolamwini and Margot Lee Shetterly

Joy Buolamwini and Margot Lee Shetterly, 2017

Tiera Guinn, Yvonne Cagle, and Alyssa Napier, 2015

Women in Space, 2015

SPISE: Student Program for Innovation in Science and Engineering (2012)

Baba Jubal Harris

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

Tribute to William H. Ramsey (2015)

Math, Football and Your Future: A Conversation with John Urschel (2018)

Cardinal Warde on STEM education (2018)

OPSPARC team members, 2018

OPSPARC team members, 2018

Kelvin Doe wows MIT (2012)

Thomas Washington, 2019

Thomas Washington, 2019

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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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