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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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2020s

Impact of Your Vote (2020)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Science, Technology, and Society
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Government & Law
Activism
NAACP
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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1980s

Working Women: Jennie Patrick (1983)

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Engineering
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Tuskegee
Women
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Protest for Divestment at MIT, 1990
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1990s

Protest for Divestment at MIT, 1990

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Activism
Africa(n)
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Private collection of Lawrence Kolodney
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1980s

MIT Shantytown, 1986

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Activism
Africa(n)
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Anti-Apartheid 'shanty' demonstration, 1990
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1990s

Anti-Apartheid 'shanty' demonstration, 1990

School of Architecture and Planning
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Administration
Political Science
Urban Studies and Planning
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Activism
Africa(n)
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Corporation
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2020s

"Applaud the Culture" on The Real: Tiera Fletcher (2021)

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Engineering
Science
Technology
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NASA
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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1980s

Ronald E. McNair Building Dedication, Center for Space Research (1986)

School of Engineering
School of Science
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Physics
MIT Gospel Choir
Community
Science
Transportation
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faculty
Honors
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Michael Feld
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1970s

Memorandum: An Excellent Affirmative Action Plan Versus Failure to Meet Goals Relative to Black Faculty and Staff, 1975

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Clarence G. Wiliams
Data
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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2010s

andré carrington- "The Tip of the Iceberg: Sound Studies and the Future of Afrofuturism," 2018

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
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Technology
Afrofuturism
Music
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology: A Place for Women, p. 9, 1973
Document
1970s
2022
MIT: A Place for Women brochure, p. 9, 1973, honoring Ellen Swallow Richards, MIT's first woman graduate. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Ellen Swallow Richards
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Recruitment
Students
Women
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: A Place for Women, p. 14, 1973
Document
1970s
2022
MIT: A Place for Women brochure, p. 14, 1973, celebrating the centennial of Ellen Swallow Richards' graduation. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Recruitment
Students
Women
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: A Place for Women, p. 2, 1973
Document
1970s
2022
MIT: A Place for Women brochure, p. 2, 1973, marking the 100th anniversary of the first woman MIT graduate. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Ellen Swallow Richards
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Recruitment
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Women
Massachusetts Institute of Technology: A Place for Women, p. 17, 1973
Document
1970s
2022
MIT: A Place for Women brochure, p. 17, 1973, honoring Ellen Swallow Richards and MIT's women students. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Ellen Swallow Richards
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Recruitment
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Women
Willie Baldwin, Robert Boone, and Michael Dixon, 1980s
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1980s
2022
A 1980s photograph of Willie Baldwin, Robert Boone, and Michael Dixon '88, who went on to careers in ministry, education, and STEM outreach, captured outside the MIT Student Center.
School of Science
Physics
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
MIT Gospel Choir
Education
Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Faith
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Mentorship
MITES
Music
Hugh Robinson, 1954
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1950s
2022
Hugh Granville Robinson, MIT Class of 1959, a West Point 1954 graduate and career military officer. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Military
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Dunbar High School
Harvard
Students
PRESENTATION: Healthcare Disparities and Systemic Racism in Healthcare (2022)
Document
2020s
2022
MIT Medical presentation on healthcare disparities and systemic racism in medicine, 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Health & Medicine
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Caribbean
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Talks
Women
MIT Centennial Procession (1961)
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1960s
2022
MIT Centennial Procession (1961), a silent film documenting the academic assembly at MIT's 100th year. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Education
Administrators
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Faculty
Finding Your Roots: Valerie Jarrett and Robert R. Taylor (2014)
Video
2010s
2018
Finding Your Roots (2014): Valerie Jarrett discovers her ancestor was Robert R. Taylor, MIT Class of 1892. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Community
Government & Law
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Middle East
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Robert R. Taylor
Collin Stultz, 2022
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2020s
2022
Collin Stultz, appointed co-director of Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology program, June 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
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Engineering
Health & Medicine
Administrators
Faculty
Harvard
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Stephanie Wingfield, 2004
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2000s
2022
Stephanie Wingfield, MIT Class of 1982 and MArch 1987, architect, lawyer, and cellist, 2004. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Government & Law
Marcus A. Thompson
Music
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
World AIDS Day, 2004
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2000s
2022
A 2004 MIT World AIDS Day event photo, showing volunteers and MIT students at an annual fundraiser organized by the MIT Women's League that raised money for the Names Project Boston.
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Community
Health & Medicine
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
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