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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.
African Physical Society organizing meeting, 2007

African Physical Society organizing meeting, 2007

Obiageli Nwodoh, 2021

Obiageli Nwodoh, 2021

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

Black Graduate Celebration: Wakanda salute, 2018

Black Graduate Celebration: Wakanda salute, 2018

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