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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.
Bigs & Littles NYC: Berenice Belizaire and Tianna, 2022

Berenice Belizaire: Bigs & Littles NYC Mentor of the Year, 2022

Whitney Young at the White House, 1964

Whitney Young at the White House, 1964

Ernest Cohen in class, 1963

Ernest Cohen in class, 1963

Thelonious Monk

Monk's Dream (2015)

WCVB Channel 5 Science & Technology Special: Seymour Papert, ca. 1968-69

Visitors' day, 1965

Visitors' day, 1965

SPISE: Student Program for Innovation in Science and Engineering (2012)

Don Byron talks "Ivey-Divey" (2004)

What if Mildred Dresselhaus was treated like a celebrity?

Data Nation logo

Data Nation: The Data Dilemma of Racial Profiling (2022)

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