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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.
Victor C. Smith

Victor C. Smith, 1924

Paul V. Jewell, 1926

Paul V. Jewell, 1926

W. Ahmad Salih

W. Ahmad Salih, 1972

Billie Pope Dance Company of America

Billie Pope Dance Company of America, 1973

James "JC" Clark AKA DJ Larkin, 1975

James "JC" Clark AKA DJ Larkin, 1975

Lynne D. Richardson, 1976

Lynne D. Richardson, 1976

Doris Lawson Eshun-Dadzie, 1973

Doris Lawson Eshun-Dadzie, 1976

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The mission of the MIT Black History Project is to research, identify, and produce scholarly curatorial content on the Black experience at MIT since the Institute opened its doors in 1865.

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