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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.
Emmett J. Scott, 1921

Emmett J. Scott, 1921

Edward S. Hope

Edward S. Hope, 1926

Marron W. Fort, 1926

Marron W. Fort, 1926

Edward Swain Hope sworn in as a Lieutenant, 1944

Edward Swain Hope sworn in as a Lieutenant, 1944

ASA 1986

African Students' Association, 1986

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