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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.
BAMIT Faculty Reception

BAMIT Faculty Reception, 2015

C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson U.S. Postal Stamp, 2014

C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson U.S. Postal Stamp, 2014

National Medal of Science: S. James Gates, 2013

National Medal of Science: S. James Gates, 2013

Performing the Present: Audra McDonald and Oskar Eustis in Conversation (2018)

MIT PhDs, 2018

MIT PhDs, 2018

OPSPARC team members, 2018

OPSPARC team members, 2018

BET "Black Girls Rock!" Tech Award: Dr. Mareena Robinson Snowden (2018)

Nneka Mobisson, Mdoc Healthcare (2017)

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