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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.
Wendell P. Terrell

Wendell P. Terrell, 1906

Daniel A. Smith

Daniel A. Smith, 1903

Henry C. Turner, Jr.

Henry C. Turner, Jr., 1904

Emmett J. Scott, 1921

Emmett J. Scott, 1921

Lee J. Purnell

Lee J. Purnell, 1921

James C. Evans, 1925

James C. Evans, 1925

Gustave M. Solomons, 1928

Gustave M. Solomons, 1928

George L. Washington, 1925

George L. Washington, 1925

Ursula Burns- MIT Commencement Address (2011)

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

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

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