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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.
Robert Robinson Taylor's diploma, 1892/2022

Robert Robinson Taylor's diploma, 1892/2022

Valerie Jarrett- "Robert Robinson Taylor: Building on the Legacy of MIT's First Black Graduate" (2022)

Robert R. Taylor portrait

Robert R. Taylor, 1892

Robert R. Taylor with classmates

Robert R. Taylor with classmates, 1892

The Dixon Brothers

The Dixon Brothers, 1898

Wendell P. Terrell

Wendell P. Terrell, 1906

Daniel A. Smith

Daniel A. Smith, 1903

Robert Taylor with students at Tuskegee Institute, circa 1897

Robert Taylor with students at Tuskegee Institute, circa 1897

 Rufus Carlin in "Timeless" S1E11

Rufus Carlin in "Timeless," 1893/2017

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