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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
Audio
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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MIT Track, 1975
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1970s
2017
MIT Track team, 1975, documenting student athletics at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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MIT Athletics
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Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Lewis K. Downing '24
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1920s
2017
Lewis King Downing, MIT Class of 1924, the first Black graduate of Sloan, later Howard University dean. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
Management
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Business & Finance
Education
Engineering
Howard University
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
Billie Pope Dance Company of America, 1973
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1970s
2017
Billie Pope Dance Company performs at MIT in February 1973 as part of the BSU's Community Affair series. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Africa(n)
Caribbean
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Latinx and Latin America(n)
Music
Document: Truman Notes by Alonzo Fields, 1950
Document
1950s
2017
Alonzo Fields' 1950 notes on President Truman, from the White House butler who served MIT president Stratton. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Government & Law
Alonzo Fields
Samuel W. Stratton
Staff
1982 Westerfield Award: Phyllis A. Wallace
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1980s
2017
Phyllis A. Wallace, first woman tenured at MIT Sloan, pioneered U.S. anti-discrimination law. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
Management
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Business & Finance
Government & Law
Faculty
Honors
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Phyllis A. Wallace
Women
Program: First National Conference on Issues Facing Black Administrators at Predominantly White Colleges and Universities, 1982
Document
1980s
2017
Program for the first national conference on Black administrators at White universities, MIT, 1982. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Education
Administrators
Clarence G. Wiliams
Conferences
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Paul E. Gray
Dallas Brown, Jr., 1910
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1910s
2017
Dallas Brown Jr., MIT Class of 1910, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, one of the Institute's early Black students. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
School of Science
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Engineering
Military
Transportation
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
Technique Yearbook
MIT Spotlight: Peter Hicks, Labor Day (2017)
Video
2010s
2017
Peter Hicks, with 47 years of MIT service in Facilities, spotlighted on Labor Day, 2017. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Quarter Century Club
MIT Spotlight
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Staff
Project Interphase students, 1974
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1970s
2017
Project Interphase students, 1974, the summer enrichment program for incoming minority freshmen. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Students
Women
BSU Soul Food Sale, 1970s
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1970s
2017
BSU Soul Food Sale, 1970s, one of the Black Students' Union's early community-building fundraising events at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Alpha Kappa Alpha: MIT's First Sorority
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1970s
2017
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at MIT: history of the Lambda Upsilon Chapter, the oldest Black Greek organization. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Greek Life
Harvard
Howard University
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Jillian Sim and the Hemmings Siblings, 1999
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1990s
2017
Writer Jillian Sim researches the Hemmings siblings and Frederick J. Hemmings, MIT Class of 1897, 1999. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Chemistry
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Education
Science
Family
Magazine features
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
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