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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.
Kenyan women laughing, circa 1965

Kenyan women laughing, ca. 1965

Kenyan women in front of hut, ca. 1965

Kenyan women in front of hut, ca. 1965

Ezekiel Mphahlele, ca. 1961

Ezekiel Mphahlele, ca. 1961

Willard Johnson, 1964

Willard R. Johnson, 1964

Anthony Kobina Amos and Herbert Nee Osai Quao, 1962-63

Catalog card: Anthony Amos and Herbert Quao, 1962-63

Operation Crossroads Africa, 1961

Catalog card: Operation Crossroads Africa, 1961

Seymour Papert and The Turtle, ca. 1968

Seymour Papert and The Turtle, ca. 1968

Robert E. Efimba

Robert E. Efimba during Black History Week, 1960s

Isaiah Blankson and peer, 1967

Isaiah M. Blankson, 1967

Udo Ukweni Udo with Ed Miller on set of "Dialing for Dollars" TV show, ca. 1968

Udo Ukweni Udo with Ed Miller on set of "Dialing for Dollars" TV show, ca. 1968

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