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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.
Technology Day

Technology Day, 1930s

Three women students

Three women students, 1968

Jennifer Rudd

Jennifer N. Rudd '68, 1964

Youth Opportunity Program

Youth Opportunity Program, 1960s

SPURS Fellows of 1969-1970

SPURS Fellows of 1969-1970

Sheryl Grooms

Sheryl Grooms, 1968

BSU leaders meet with MIT Admissions, ca. 1969

BSU leaders meet with MIT Admissions, ca. 1969

BSU student panel, ca. 1969

Student panel, ca. 1969

Elaine Denniston, ca. 1967

Elaine Denniston

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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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