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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.
Obituary: Willie Ray "Karimi" Mackey, 2004

Obituary: Willie Ray "Karimi" Mackey, 2004

Henry T. Brown

Transcript: AIChE Interview with Henry T. Brown, 2015

Illustration: "Brass Shield" by Alyssa Napier, 2015

Illustration: "Brass Shield" by Alyssa Napier, 2015

Yolanda Hinton's WTBS ID card, ca. 1978

Yolanda Hinton's WTBS ID card, ca. 1978

MIT National Conference on Selectivity and Discrimination in American Universities

National Conference on Selectivity and Discrimination in American Universities, 1955

Monuments to Malcolm X poster

Poster: "Monuments to Malcolm X" by Jacqueline S. Casey, 1970

Octavia Butler, 1986

TRANSCRIPT: "Devil Girl From Mars": Why I Write Science Fiction by Octavia Butler, 1998

Samuel Delany and Octavia Butler

TRANSCRIPT: Octavia Butler and Samuel Delany, 1998

Ronald E. McNair Building dedication ceremonies program COVER [Earth], 1986

Ronald E. McNair Building dedication ceremonies program, 1986

Flyer: Learning from the Central Park 5, 2016

Flyer: Learning from the Central Park 5, 2016

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