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Technology and the Dream: Reflections on the Black Experience at MIT, 1941–1999
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Clarence G. Williams
Clarence G. Williams

Clarence G. Williams is Special Assistant to the President, Ombudsman, and Adjunct Professor of Urban Studies and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/6689.001.0001
ISBN electronic:
9780262286305
Publication date:
2001
Chapter Contents
Book Chapter

Oral Histories

  • Published:
    2001
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