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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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ASA 1986
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1980s

African Students' Association, 1986

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African Students' Association (ASA)
Community
Africa(n)
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Middle East
Students
Technique Yearbook
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African Students' Association, 2018
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2010s

African Students' Association, 2018

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African Students' Association (ASA)
Community
Africa(n)
Afrofuturism
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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2010s

Flyer: BAMIT Capstone Event, 2018

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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Afrofuturism
Harvard
L. Rafael Reif
Morehouse
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2010s

Michel DeGraff: MIT-Haiti Initiative (2018)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Linguistics and Philosophy
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Engineering
Science
Caribbean
Faculty
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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2010s

MISTI: Virginia Adams (2018)

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Technology
Asia(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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2010s

William Darity: 'Dramatic Social Change Requires Imagination' (2016)

Sloan School of Management
Economics
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Business & Finance
Government & Law
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2010s

TEDxBermuda: "The House that Larry Printed" (2011)

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
Chocolate City (CC)
Engineering
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Harlem
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Talks
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Celia Berry, ca. late 1970s
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1970s

Celia Berry, ca. late 1970s

School of Engineering
School of Science
Chemistry
Materials Science and Engineering
Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
MIT Athletics
MIT Gospel Choir
Engineering
Brass Rat
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Women
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2010s

My Sister's Keeper MIT Alumnae Career Panel, 2017

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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
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My Sister's Keeper
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Paula T. Hammond
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
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NASA astronaut candidates Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Frederick Gregory, 1978
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1970s
2026
NASA astronaut candidates Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Frederick Gregory, 1978. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Science
Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Magazine features
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
Bennie F. L. Ward, 2025
2020s
2025
Bennie F. L. Ward, MIT 1970, BSU co-founder and Distinguished Professor of Physics at Baylor, 2025. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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
MIT Libraries "Sisters in Making" exhibit, 2024
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2020s
2024
MIT Libraries Sisters in Making exhibit, 2024, on the unseen women in technology and computation history. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Technology
Exhibits
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
MIT Spotlight: Martin Luther King Day, 2024
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2020s
2024
MIT News Spotlight header image for Martin Luther King Day, January 2024. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Activism
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Illustrations
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Latinx and Latin America(n)
Joseph S. Dunning, 1937
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1930s
2017
Joseph Samuel Dunning, MIT Class of 1937, Aeronautical Engineering graduate with degrees from Harvard and Stanford. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Community
Technology
Transportation
Harvard
NAACP
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Stanford
Students
Herbert L. Hardy, 1952
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1950s
2017
Herbert Lovell Hardy, MIT Class of 1952, physicist and innovative engineer at American Machine and Foundry. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
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Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
Technique Yearbook
Herbert L. Hardy and boys with electrical equipment, ca. 1951
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1950s
2023
Herbert L. Hardy, MIT Class of 1952, with boys and electrical equipment at MIT, ca. 1951. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
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Engineering
Potential Output 1946-1954
STEM Education
Students
John Stroman at MITSO rehearsal, 1977
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1970s
2023
John Fells Stroman, MIT Class of 1983, photographed at an MIT Symphony Orchestra rehearsal, 1977. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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
African-born students shine as agents of change in documentary 'Brief Tender Light' (2023)
Audio
2020s
2023
Brief Tender Light (2023) by Arthur Musah, MIT 2004, follows four African MIT students into engineering. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
African Students' Association (ASA)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
'Brief Tender Light' Trailer (2023)
Video
2020s
2023
Trailer for Brief Tender Light (2023), Arthur Musah's documentary on four African MIT undergraduates. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Urban Studies and Planning
African Students' Association (ASA)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Engineering
Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Students
Brief Tender Light: Graduation, 2023
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2020s
2023
Brief Tender Light (2023) graduation scene, following four African MIT undergraduates to engineering careers. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Urban Studies and Planning
African Students' Association (ASA)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Engineering
Africa(n)
Commencement
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Billy Ndengeyingoma in a scene from 'Brief Tender Light,' 2023
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2020s
2023
Billy Ndengeyingoma, MIT BS 2015 and MCP 2017 in Urban Planning, researches culture and global development. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Urban Studies and Planning
African Students' Association (ASA)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Engineering
Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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