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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.
Dallas Brown, Jr.

Dallas Brown, Jr., 1910

Bertram F. Jones

Bertram F. Jones, 1918

Omega Psi Phi Tail Jacket

Artifact: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Tail Jacket

Anselmo Krigger, 1917

Anselmo Krigger, 1917

Robert R. Taylor in Lincoln Jubilee Album, 1915

Robert R. Taylor in Lincoln Jubilee Album, 1915

Sylvia Ann McDowell, 2009

Sylvia Ann McDowell, 2009

Students on steps in Killian Court, 2002

Students on steps in Killian Court, 2002

Calculus class, 2009

Calculus class, 2009

MechE Robotics Competition, 2003

MechE Robotics Competition, 2003

Karl Taylor Compton Lecture: Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda (2008)

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