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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.
The Dixon Brothers

The Dixon Brothers, 1898

John B. Dixon

John B. Dixon, 1899

MIT Varsity Football

MIT Varsity Football Team, 1892

Frederick John Hemmings, 1897

Frederick J. Hemmings, 1897

Visitors' day, 1965

Visitors' day, 1965

BSU IM Team

BSU IM Basketball Team, 1968

Robert Traynham Coles, late 1960s

Robert T. Coles, late 1960s

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