Hundreds of individuals have participated in this project, including:
- Principal Investigators – Margaret Burnham, Northeastern University; Melissa Nobles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Project Historian – Jay Driskell, PhD
- CRRJ/NUSL Teachers – Melvin Kelley, Katie Sandson, Raymond Wilkes, Rose Zoltek-Jick
- Archivists – Rhonda Jones, Gina Nortonsmith, Giordana Mecagni
- Northeastern University Library staff — Robert Chavez, Dan Cohen, David Cliff, Drew Facklam, Julia Flanders, Candace Hazlett, Kim Kennedy, Meg McMahon, Patrick Murray-John, Jeanine Rodriguez, Amy Ruskin, Amanda Rust, Sarah Sweeney
- CRRJ Project Managers and Research Assistants – Lauren Hawkes and Lydia Beal
- CRRJ Senior Advisor – Emily Spieler
- CRRJ Editors and Writers – Nancy Earsy, Victoria Rothbaum, Ann Baum, Jeri Zeder, Ha Ta
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Four hundred students from universities and colleges including:
- Northeastern University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Southern University
- Pennsylvania State University
- Dillard University
- Vassar College
- Wellesley College
- Family historians
- Volunteer lawyers at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Bingham McCutchen LLP, and DLA Piper
Major Donors include:
- Mellon Foundation
- Carnegie Foundation of New York
- Ford Foundation
- The Hope Lewis and Blossom Stephenson Estate
- Elizabeth Zitrin
- Josh Mailman
- Nathan Cummings Foundation
- Cristina Callan Charitable Trust
