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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.
Robert R. Taylor portrait

Robert R. Taylor, 1892

Robert R. Taylor with classmates

Robert R. Taylor with classmates, 1892

Robert Taylor with students at Tuskegee Institute, circa 1897

Robert Taylor with students at Tuskegee Institute, circa 1897

 Rufus Carlin in "Timeless" S1E11

Rufus Carlin in "Timeless," 1893/2017

Stephanie Wingfield, 2004

Stephanie Wingfield, 2004

Prof. Larry Sass, 2009

Prof. Larry Sass, 2009

Uppercut comic by Steve Sullivan

Comic strip featuring Prof. Larry Sass, 2004

Booker Washington Agricultural & Industrial Institute (BWI), est. 1929

Tai DaCosta, 2008

Tai DaCosta, 2008

Gus Solomons, Jr., 2002

Gus Solomons, Jr., 2002

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