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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.
Willie Baldwin, Robert Boone, and Michael Dixon, 1980s

Willie Baldwin, Robert Boone, and Michael Dixon, 1980s

Reunion of early black alums, 1973

Reunion of early black alums, 1973

Clinton Blackburn

Clinton Blackburn '08

"Marked and Scarred" by Kelvin Frazier, 2015

Bernice Williams at Interphase, 1974

Bernice Williams at Interphase, 1974

S. James Gates, Jr. at Interphase, 1975

S. James Gates, Jr. at Interphase, 1975

Diane Hoskins (2013)

BCAP: Hands Connecting Mind and Heart (2020)

BCAP: Hands Connecting Mind and Heart Livestream Celebration (2020)

Aprille Ericsson MITES

Aprille Ericsson '86 at MITES, 1980

Aprille J. Ericsson, NASA Instrument Manager (2012)

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