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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.
Impostor Syndrome by Alyssa Napier, 2015

Comic strip: "Impostor Syndrome" by Alyssa Napier, 2015

Illustration: "Brass Shield" by Alyssa Napier, 2015

Illustration: "Brass Shield" by Alyssa Napier, 2015

POSTER: MIT & Slavery Course, 2017

POSTER: MIT & Slavery course, 2017

"I Was Here" by Chelsi E. Green (2013)

Brian Michael Bendis: The Julius Schwartz Lecture (2018)

Illustration: Human Torch at MIT, 2016

Illustration: Human Torch at MIT, 2016

James Rhodes (War Machine), 2016

Illustration: James Rhodes (War Machine), 2016

Miriam Sharpe in "Spiderman," 2017

Illustration: Miriam Sharpe in "Spider-Man: Homecoming Prelude," 2017

Ben O.

MIT Admission blogger: Benjamin Oberlton

Poster: Juliana Rotich, 2018

Poster: Juliana Rotich, 2018

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