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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.

What if Mildred Dresselhaus was treated like a celebrity?

National Medal of Science: S. James Gates, 2013

National Medal of Science: S. James Gates, 2013

Jim Gates- The Moth: "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (2013)

Education in the United States: Evelyn Higginbotham, Sylvester Gates, and Paula T. Hammond (2011)

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The mission of the MIT Black History Project is to research, identify, and produce scholarly curatorial content on the Black experience at MIT since the Institute opened its doors in 1865.

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