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The MIT Black History Project has archived over 3,000 pieces of history related to the black experience at the Institute dating back to the 1870s. We thank our many donors, volunteers, and stakeholders for making this significant effort possible. Images on this website are subject to copyright laws and may not be duplicated without permission.

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Astronaut candidates R. McNair, G. Bluford, and F. Gregory
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1970s

NASA astronaut candidates Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Frederick Gregory, 1978

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Science
Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Magazine features
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
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Bennie F. L. Ward, 2025
2020s

Bennie F. L. Ward, 2025

School of Science
Mathematics
Physics
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Education
Science
Conferences
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Quarter Century Club
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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"Sisters in Making" exhibit, 2024
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2020s

MIT Libraries "Sisters in Making" exhibit, 2024

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Technology
Exhibits
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
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MIT Spotlight: Martin Luther King Day, 2024
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2020s

MIT Spotlight: Martin Luther King Day, 2024

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Community
Activism
Administrators
Illustrations
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Latinx and Latin America(n)
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Joseph S. Dunning, 1937
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1930s

Joseph S. Dunning, 1937

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Community
Technology
Transportation
Harvard
NAACP
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Stanford
Students
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Herbert L. Hardy, 1952
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1950s

Herbert L. Hardy, 1952

School of Science
Physics
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Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Herbert L. Hardy and boys with electrical equipment, ca. 1951
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1950s

Herbert L. Hardy and boys with electrical equipment, ca. 1951

School of Science
Physics
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Engineering
Potential Output 1946-1954
STEM Education
Students
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John Stroman at MITSO rehearsal, 1977
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1970s

John Stroman at MITSO rehearsal, 1977

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Marcus A. Thompson
Music
Ronald E. McNair
Students
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Philip Abel Adama in a scene from 'Brief Tender Light,' 2023
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2020s

African-born students shine as agents of change in documentary 'Brief Tender Light' (2023)

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
African Students' Association (ASA)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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BWA Class of 2020, 2018
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2010s
2018
MIT Black Women's Alliance Class of 2020, at the BWA's 2018 annual retreat at MIT Endicott House. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Women's Alliance (BWA)
Community
Conferences
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
BWA Class of 2019, 2018
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2010s
2018
MIT Black Women's Alliance Class of 2019, at the BWA's 2018 annual retreat at MIT Endicott House. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Women's Alliance (BWA)
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Conferences
Mentorship
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
Presentation: BWA Alumnae on Self-Love & Sustainability, 2018
Document
2010s
2018
Black Women's Alliance MIT alumnae presentation on self-love and sustainability, 2018. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Women's Alliance (BWA)
Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Mentorship
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
Brian Michael Bendis: The Julius Schwartz Lecture (2018)
Video
2010s
2018
Brian Michael Bendis delivers the 2018 Julius Schwartz Lecture at MIT on his teenage Iron Man character. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
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Arts & Humanities
Afrofuturism
Illustrations
Keynotes
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Wayne Turner, 2001
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2000s
2018
Wayne Turner, Associate Director of MIT Financial Systems Services, is recognized with a 2001 MIT Excellence Award for Working Smarter, honoring his contributions to the Institute.
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Administration
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Business & Finance
Education
Administrators
Athletics
Canada
Family
Honors
Stewart Isaacs (2018)
Video
2010s
2018
Stewart Isaacs, MIT aero/astro PhD student and AeroAfro founder, world champion breakdancer, 2018. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
Community
Education
Engineering
Afrofuturism
Athletics
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Stanford
Students
Frank Dale Morgan
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1990s
2018
Frank Dale Morgan, MIT PhD 1980 in Geophysics, winner of the Christopher Goetze Prize for best thesis. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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Education
Science
Caribbean
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Middle East
Rising Voices 1995-Present
AKA Lambda Upsilon Sorors, 2010
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2010s
2018
AKA Lambda Upsilon members, 2010, MIT chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, founded 1908. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Community
Greek Life
Harvard
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Wellesley
AKA Lambda Upsilon Sorors, 1978
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1970s
2018
AKA Lambda Upsilon members, 1978, MIT chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, founded 1908. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Community
Greek Life
Harvard
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Wellesley
AKA Lambda Upsilon Sorors, 2017
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2010s
2018
AKA Lambda Upsilon members, 2017, MIT chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, founded 1908. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Community
Greek Life
Harvard
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Wellesley
MLK Celebration panel, 1978
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1970s
2018
MIT MLK Celebration panel, 1978, continuing the annual commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Clarence G. Wiliams
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
MIT Corporation
Black Women in the Academy conference panel, 1994
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1990s
2018
Panel at the 1994 Black Women in the Academy conference at MIT, attended by over 2,000 scholars. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
History
Science, Technology, and Society
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Community
Education
Conferences
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Women
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