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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.
Billy Ndengeyingoma in a scene from 'Brief Tender Light,' 2023

Billy Ndengeyingoma in a scene from 'Brief Tender Light,' 2023

Brief Tender Light: Graduation, 2023

Brief Tender Light: Graduation, 2023

'Brief Tender Light' Trailer (2023)

MIT Class of 2020 President: Nwanacho Nwana, 2020

MIT Class of 2020 President: Nwanacho Nwana, 2020

MIT Forum for Equity Webcast Series: On Black Lives Matter (2020)

Anselmo Krigger, 1917

Anselmo Krigger, 1917

Hugh Robinson, 1954

Hugh Robinson, 1954

Daniel A. Badejo, 1953

Daniel A. Badejo, 1953

Ulysses J. Montgomery, 1952

Ulysses J. Montgomery, 1952

Student-Faculty Committee, c. 1952

Student-Faculty Committee, c. 1952

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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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