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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.
Emmett J. Scott, 1921

Emmett J. Scott, 1921

Lee J. Purnell

Lee J. Purnell, 1921

W. Ahmad Salih

W. Ahmad Salih, 1972

Ben Moultrie and W. Ahmad Salih

Ben Moultrie and W. Ahmad Salih, 1971

Gregory Chisholm

Gregory Chisholm, 1973

Victor C. Smith

Victor C. Smith, 1924

Reunion of early black alums, 1973

Reunion of early black alums, 1973

John M. Hunter, 1924

John M. Hunter, 1924

Albert E. Lindsay, 1924

Albert E. Lindsay, 1924

James C. Evans, 1925

James C. Evans, 1925

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