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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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Wonder Women of Science (2021)
Video
2020s
2022
MIT alumna Tiera Fletcher '17, a Boeing aerospace engineer helping build NASA's Space Launch System, co-authored 'Wonder Women of Science' (2021), a book for young readers about women in STEM.
School of Engineering
School of Science
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Nuclear Science and Engineering
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Engineering
Science
Illustrations
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Women
Installation of MIT Chaplain Rev. Kirstin C. Boswell-Ford, 2018
Video
2010s
2022
Installation of Rev. Kirstin C. Boswell-Ford as MIT Chaplain at Wong Auditorium, Tang Center, September 2018. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Faith
Honors
L. Rafael Reif
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
Data Nation: The Data Dilemma of Racial Profiling (2022)
2020s
2022
MIT IDSS podcast on racial profiling data, with MIT MLK Visiting Professor S. Craig Watkins, 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Community
Government & Law
Technology
Activism
Black Lives Matter
Data
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Prof. Larry Sass, 2009
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2000s
2022
Prof. Larry Sass, MIT architecture faculty and digital fabrication researcher, 2009. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Technology
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Marvel's New Ironman: Riri Williams (2017)
Video
2010s
2017
Riri Williams, Marvel's new Iron Man (2017), a Black female MIT student superhero created by Brian Bendis. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Afrofuturism
Pop Culture
Recruitment
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, ca. 1901
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1900s
2022
Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, Black journalist and novelist, photographed ca. 1901. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Arts & Humanities
Activism
Booker T. Washington
Magazine features
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Staff
Valerie Jarrett- "Robert Robinson Taylor: Building on the Legacy of MIT's First Black Graduate" (2022)
Video
2020s
2022
Former Obama Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett speaks at MIT in 2022 about the life and legacy of her great-grandfather Robert Robinson Taylor, MIT's first Black graduate.
School of Architecture and Planning
Administration
Architecture
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community
Education
Administrators
Booker T. Washington
Faculty
Family
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Fred Braxton, 1975
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1970s
2022
Fred Braxton, photographed at MIT in 1975, documented in the MIT Black History Project archive. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Staff
Flipping Failure (2022)
Video
2020s
2022
Flipping Failure, 2022, MIT video series featuring students sharing stories of resilience and academic recovery. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Education
Mentorship
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Technology and the Dream cassette tapes, 2022
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2020s
2022
Technology and the Dream cassette tape oral history collection, displayed at MIT Collects gallery, 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Clarence G. Wiliams
Exhibits
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Magazine features
Rising Voices 1995-Present
MIT Black History Project exhibit, 2022
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2020s
2022
MIT Black History Project exhibit at MIT Collects gallery, featuring oral history interviews, 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Clarence G. Wiliams
Exhibits
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
The Solomons
Explorers of the Nano Age: Aristide Gumyusenge, 2022
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2020s
2022
Aristide Gumyusenge, MIT Materials Science professor, in the Explorers of the Nano Age coloring book. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
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Education
Engineering
Science
Technology
Faculty
Illustrations
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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