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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.
Willard Johnson, 1964

Willard R. Johnson, 1964

Willard Johnson on climbing the faculty ranks at MIT (2015)

BAMIT Faculty Reception

BAMIT Faculty Reception, 2015

Shantytown built in protest by Coalition Against Apartheid, 1987

Shantytown built in protest by Coalition Against Apartheid, 1987

Linda Sharpe at Commencement, 2005

Linda Sharpe at Commencement, 2005

Anti-Apartheid 'shanty' demonstration, 1990

Anti-Apartheid 'shanty' demonstration, 1990

MIT Class of 2020 President: Nwanacho Nwana, 2020

MIT Class of 2020 President: Nwanacho Nwana, 2020

Willard Johnson, 1970s

Willard Johnson, 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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