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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.
MIT BSU demonstrators support Brandeis Black students, 1969

MIT BSU demonstrators support Brandeis Black students, 1969

MIT BSU demonstrators support Brandeis Black student sit-in, 1969

MIT BSU demonstrators support Brandeis Black student sit-in, 1969

MIT BSU students support Brandeis Black students, 1969

MIT BSU students support Brandeis Black students, 1969

Freedom Rider: Charles Person, 1961

Freedom Rider: Charles Person, 1961

Whitney Young at the White House, 1964

Whitney Young at the White House, 1964

Africa Summer Conference Fellows, 1962

Africa Summer Conference Fellows, 1962

Ray Charles at the Armory, 1961

Ray Charles at the Armory, 1961

Ernest Cohen in class, 1963

Ernest Cohen in class, 1963

William Walton in Nigeria, ca. 1966

William Walton in Nigeria, ca. 1966

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