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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.
Whitney Young at the White House, 1964

Whitney Young at the White House, 1964

What if Mildred Dresselhaus was treated like a celebrity?

Pentagon Demo Group

John W. Brean with the Rad Lab Airborne Systems Group, 1944

John Brean at work

John W. Brean at work

John W. Brean and Martin Osman with digital camera

John W. Brean and Martin Osman with digital camera

John W. Brean and Martin Osman work on digital camera

John W. Brean and Martin Osman work on digital camera

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