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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.
Jones's Lunch

Jones's Lunch, ca. 1875

Jones’ Lunch at the Boston campus gymnasium, ca. 1878

Jones’ Lunch at the Boston campus gymnasium, ca. 1878

Whitney Young at the White House, 1964

Whitney Young at the White House, 1964

Personnel office staff, ca. 1965

Personnel office staff, ca. 1965

Yvonne Harris and Sherry Glanville, ca. 1965

Yvonne Harris and Sherry Glanville, ca. 1965

Thomas Chambers and Anne Riley, 1962

Thomas Chambers and Anne Riley, 1962

Willard Johnson, 1964

Willard R. Johnson, 1964

Karl Bynoe 1962

Karl Bynoe reads LIFE, 1962

Sheryl Grooms

Sheryl Grooms, 1968

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