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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.
Soft City map, 2022

Soft City map, 2022

Through the Window and Into the Mirror: Career Conversation with Audrey Rose Wooden (2022)

Black Women in the Academy conference: Hammonds, Kilson, and Vest, 1994

Black Women in the Academy conference: Hammonds, Kilson, and Vest, 1994

Prominent Black Bostonians (1988)

Marilyn Peterson, Karl Bynoe and Georgia Andrews with rare books, 1970s

Marilyn Peterson, Karl Bynoe, and Georgia Andrews with rare books, 1970s

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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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