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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.
William J. Knox, Jr.

William J. Knox, Jr., ca. 1925

Ronald T. McLaughlin

Ronald T. McLaughlin

Anthony Kobina Amos and Herbert Nee Osai Quao, 1962-63

Catalog card: Anthony Amos and Herbert Quao, 1962-63

Operation Crossroads Africa, 1961

Catalog card: Operation Crossroads Africa, 1961

Robert E. Efimba

Robert E. Efimba during Black History Week, 1960s

Ronald McLaughlin, Arthur T. Ippen, and others, 1964

Ronald McLaughlin, Arthur T. Ippen, and others, 1964

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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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