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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.
Kojo Acquah

Humans of MIT: Kojo Acquah, 2014

D. Fox Harrell — Virtual Identities (Future of Storytelling, 2017)

WTBS "The Ghetto" promo

James "JC" Clark AKA DJ Larkin, 1975

James "JC" Clark AKA DJ Larkin, 1975

Ini Oguntola, 2017

Ini Oguntola, 2017

Humans of MIT: Ryan King-Shepard, 2014

Humans of MIT: Ryan King-Shepard, 2014

Trevor Walker on "Jeopardy," 2013

Trevor Walker on "Jeopardy," 2013

Ed Hunter, 2019

Ed Hunter, 2019

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