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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.
Brandon Worrell and Amos Winter at 2.007 Robot Competition, 2022

Brandon Worrell and Amos Winter at 2.007 Robot Competition, 2022

Curtis and Beverly Morrow at Tech Reunions, 2023

Curtis and Beverly Morrow at Tech Reunions, 2023

Craig S. Wilder 2013

Historian Craig S. Wilder, 2013

Black Women in the Academy conference: Hammonds, Kilson, and Vest, 1994

Black Women in the Academy conference: Hammonds, Kilson, and Vest, 1994

Black Women in the Academy conference: Panel with Angela Davis, 1994

Black Women in the Academy conference: Panel with Angela Davis, 1994

Black Women in the Academy conference panel, 1994

Black Women in the Academy conference panel, 1994

Humans of MIT: Joshua Charles Woodard, 2017

Humans of MIT: Joshua Woodard, 2017

Amy Glasmeier and Taimor Williams, 2019

Amy Glasmeier and Taimor Williams, 2019

MIT Spotlight: Raspberry Simpson, 2019

MIT Spotlight: Raspberry Simpson, 2019

BCAP Fellows: Melissa Isidor and Danielle Geathers, 2020

BCAP Fellows: Melissa Isidor and Danielle Geathers, 2020

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