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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.

Chiamaka Agbasi-Porter: MIT Mentor Inspires Underrepresented Students To Get Involved In STEM (2022)

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

Collin Stultz, 2022

Collin Stultz, 2022

MIT OEOP SEED logo

MIT OEOP SEED Seniors (2022)

Faculty at 1984 Commencement

Faculty at Commencement, 1984

BAMIT Faculty Reception

BAMIT Faculty Reception, 2015

Storied Women of MIT: Paula Hammond

Karl Reid

Karl Reid with students, 1984

MIT and the Legacy of Slavery (2018)

Cardinal Warde on STEM education (2018)

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