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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.

WTBS "The Ghetto" promo

James "JC" Clark AKA DJ Larkin, 1975

James "JC" Clark AKA DJ Larkin, 1975

Ini Oguntola, 2017

Ini Oguntola, 2017

Iris Mack, 1988

Iris Mack, 1988

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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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