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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.
The Dixon Brothers

The Dixon Brothers, 1898

Celia Berry '78 sings solo part at DNC (2016)

Ursula Burns- MIT Commencement Address (2011)

Gladys Facey (niece of George F. Bowles '27), 2016

Boston Memoir Project: Gladys Facey remembers George F. Bowles '27, 2016

Pelkins Ajanoh: "No bounds to how much we can think" (2017)

Timothy and Winnette McIntosh, 2012

Timothy McIntosh and Winnette McIntosh Ambrose, 2012

Miles and Malik George, 2018

Miles and Malik George, 2018

The Inclusion Show: Father Gregory Chisholm (2014)

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