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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.
“Celebrate the truth of the dream with love” by Wisthon Thimé

“Celebrate the truth of the dream with love” by Wisthon Thimé, 2022

Chiamaka Agbasi-Porter: MIT Mentor Inspires Underrepresented Students To Get Involved In STEM (2022)

Black Graduate Celebration, 2022

Convocation, 2022

Convocation, 2022

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Data Nation: The Data Dilemma of Racial Profiling (2022)

Javit Drake and Nigerian MIT-ETT fellows, 2022

Javit Drake and Nigerian MIT-ETT fellows, 2022

MLK illustration by José-Luis Olivares

MIT Spotlight: Martin Luther King Day, 2023

Sally Kornbluth, Angela Davis, and Melissa Nobles

MIT's 49th Annual MLK Celebration: Sally Kornbluth, Angela Davis, and Melissa Nobles, 2023

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Curiosity Unbounded: Beyond words (2023)

MIT Spotlight: Martin Luther King Day, 2024

MIT Spotlight: Martin Luther King Day, 2024

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