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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.

How Not to Make a Documentary (2012)

W.E.B. DuBois - Booker T. Washington

Joe Brown performing at Coachella, 2018

Joe Brown performing at Coachella, 2018

At the Barker Reading Room, 2015

At the Barker Reading Room, 2015

Joy Ekuta and Brass Rat, 2016

Joy Ekuta and Brass Rat, 2016

MIT Video Case Study: Aminata Kane and Fula & Style (2014)

BSU co-Chairs and founders panel, 2018 

"I Love Black": BSU co-chairs and founders panel, 2018 

Jeandele Elliot, 2019

Jeandele Elliot, 2019

Aprille J. Ericsson, NASA Instrument Manager (2012)

Mae Jemison and Olaronke Olabisi, 2016

Mae Jemison and Olaronke Olabisi, 2016

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