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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.
Phillip Clay 2013

Phillip L. Clay, 2013

HONY: Keep to the Right

Humans of New York: Keep to the Right, 2014

Black History Month, 2018

Black History Month, 2018

OPSPARC team members, 2018

OPSPARC team members, 2018

Robert R. Taylor U.S. Postal Stamp unveiling, 2015

Robert R. Taylor U.S. Postal Stamp unveiling, 2015

MIT Spotlight: Raspberry Simpson, 2019

MIT Spotlight: Raspberry Simpson, 2019

Paula Hammond and Lego doppelganger, 2015

Paula Hammond and Lego, 2015

Miles and Malik George, 2018

Miles and Malik George, 2018

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