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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.

Valerie Jarrett- "Robert Robinson Taylor: Building on the Legacy of MIT's First Black Graduate" (2022)

Ursula Burns- MIT Commencement Address (2011)

Finding Your Roots: Valerie Jarrett and Robert R. Taylor (2014)

Finding Your Roots: Valerie Jarrett and Robert R. Taylor (2014)

Diane Hoskins (2013)

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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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