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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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1990s

Interview: Charles Anderson recalls Black Army Air Corps at Tuskegee (1992)

School of Science
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Tuskegee
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1948 Picture of Victor Ransom
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1940s

Victor L. Ransom, 1948

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Government & Law
Military
Activism
Case Institute of Technology (Case Western)
Harlem
NASA
Potential Output 1946-1954
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1980s

Ronald E. McNair celebrates return from NASA Mission STS 41-B (1984)

School of Science
Physics
Omega Psi Phi
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
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Ron McNair during astronaut training, 1983
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1980s

Ronald McNair training at NASA, 1983

School of Science
Physics
Omega Psi Phi
Engineering
Science
Technology
Transportation
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
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Michael Feld and Ron McNair, 1980s
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1980s

Michael Feld and Ronald McNair, 1980s

School of Science
Physics
Omega Psi Phi
Education
Science
Technology
Bridge Leaders
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Jerome Wiesner
Mentorship
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Omega Psi Phi Tail Jacket
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1910s

Artifact: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Tail Jacket

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Boston University
Fashion
Greek Life
Harvard
Howard University
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2000s

Booker Washington Agricultural & Industrial Institute (BWI), est. 1929

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Africa(n)
Booker T. Washington
HBCUs
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Alonzo Fields
1920s

Alonzo Fields

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Government & Law
Alonzo Fields
Samuel W. Stratton
Staff
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1990s

Noam Chomsky on Race, Gender and Class with Kathleen Cleaver (1997)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Administration
Linguistics and Philosophy
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Activism
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Bridge Leaders
Critical Mass 1955-1968
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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
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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
Students
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
Administrators
Caribbean
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Talks
Women
MIT Centennial Procession (1961)
Video
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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Administration
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Community
Education
Administrators
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Faculty
Finding Your Roots: Valerie Jarrett and Robert R. Taylor (2014)
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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
Family
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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