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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.
BAMIT Faculty Reception

BAMIT Faculty Reception, 2015

Larry Sass, 2014

Larry Sass and 3D-printed buildings, 2014

Gladys Facey (niece of George F. Bowles '27), 2016

Boston Memoir Project: Gladys Facey remembers George F. Bowles '27, 2016

Rhonda Jordan-Antoine, 2011

Rhonda Jordan-Antoine, 2011

Amy Glasmeier and Taimor Williams, 2019

Amy Glasmeier and Taimor Williams, 2019

MIT Spotlight: Raspberry Simpson, 2019

MIT Spotlight: Raspberry Simpson, 2019

Thomas Washington, 2019

Thomas Washington, 2019

Mae Jemison and Olaronke Olabisi, 2016

Mae Jemison and Olaronke Olabisi, 2016

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