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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.
Unveiling portrait of Shirley Jackson, 1981

Unveiling portrait of Shirley Jackson, 1981

WCVB Channel 5 Science & Technology Special: Seymour Papert, ca. 1968-69

Oral science doctorates, 1977

Oral science doctorates, 1977

Ron McNair playing sax in space, 1984

Ron McNair plays sax in space, 1984

Willie Baldwin, Robert Boone, and Michael Dixon, 1980s

Willie Baldwin, Robert Boone, and Michael Dixon, 1980s

Shirley Jackson, ca. 1973

Shirley Jackson, ca. 1973

Obituary: Willie Ray "Karimi" Mackey, 2004

Obituary: Willie Ray "Karimi" Mackey, 2004

Baba Jubal Harris

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

Floyd L. Williams

Floyd L. Williams, 1974

Bennie F. L. Ward, 2025

Bennie F. L. Ward, 2025

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