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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.
Sylvia Ann McDowell, 2009

Sylvia Ann McDowell, 2009

Paula Hammond 2007

Paula Hammond at work, 2007

Interview: Donald Brown (2003)

BAMIT Reception 2013

TRANSCRIPT: "Persuading Talented Teenagers to Dream Bigger" by Shirley A. Jackson, 2013

Tai DaCosta, 2008

Tai DaCosta, 2008

Linda Sharpe at Commencement, 2005

Linda Sharpe at Commencement, 2005

MIT Excellence Awardee: Wayne Turner, 2001

Wayne Turner, 2001

Pamela Wood, 2004

Pamela Wood, 2004

Isaiah M. Blankson in Science Spectrum, 2005

Isaiah Blankson on the cover of Science Spectrum, 2005

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