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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.
Margo Batie, 2013

Margo Batie, 2013

Kezia and Keren Charles, 2019

Kezia and Keren Charles, 2019

Unveiling portrait of Shirley Jackson, 1981

Unveiling portrait of Shirley Jackson, 1981

Tiera Guinn, Yvonne Cagle, and Alyssa Napier, 2015

Women in Space, 2015

Shirley Jackson, ca. 1973

Shirley Jackson, ca. 1973

What if Mildred Dresselhaus was treated like a celebrity?

Wonder Women of Science (2021)

"MIT is..." podcast: Remote with Oby Nwodoh (2020)

Obiageli Nwodoh, 2021

Obiageli Nwodoh, 2021

Ellen Swallow Richards with MIT Chemistry staff, 1900

Ellen Swallow Richards and staff, 1900

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