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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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2010s

General Impressions: Those Big Columns (2016)

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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2010s

MIT's Neighborhood (2016)

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2010s

Sneaking onto Campus: Belly Flops and Basketball (2016)

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Chocolate City (CC)
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
WGBH/WTBS
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Frank S. Jones, 1976
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1970s

Frank S. Jones, 1976

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Commencement
Community Fellows Program
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Frank S. Jones, Richard Prather, and Thomas Welch, ca. 1970
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1970s

Frank S. Jones, Richard Prather, and Thomas Welch, ca. 1970

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Soft City map, 2022
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2020s

Soft City map, 2022

School of Architecture and Planning
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Architecture
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Community
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Women
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Convocation, 2022
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2020s

Convocation, 2022

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L. Rafael Reif
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Melissa Nobles
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W. Ahmad Salih
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1970s

W. Ahmad Salih, 1972

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Aeronautics and Astronautics
Black Students' Union (BSU)
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Shirley Jackson, ca. 1973
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1970s

Shirley Jackson, ca. 1973

School of Science
Physics
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Science
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Shirley A. Jackson
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Humans of MIT: John Urschel, 2017
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2010s
2018
Humans of MIT: John Urschel, NFL player and MIT doctoral student, on MIT as his vacation from football, 2017. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Mathematics
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Humans of MIT
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Humans of MIT: Lauren Jefferson, 2014
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2010s
2017
Humans of MIT: Lauren Jefferson, MIT Class of 2014, one of the first subjects in the portrait project. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
Management
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Humans of MIT
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Commencement, 1988
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1980s
2017
MIT Commencement, 1988, a graduate photographed at Killian Court in cap and gown. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Technique Yearbook
April Jeffries et al. at Commencement, 1981
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1980s
2022
April Jeffries, MIT 1981, Mechanical Engineering graduate and Global President at Ipsos. Commencement photo. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
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Commencement
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Ayo Ayodeji (2022)
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2020s
2022
Ayomikun Ayodeji, MIT 2022, chemical engineering and management, aims to expand electricity access across Africa. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Sloan School of Management
Chemical Engineering
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African Students' Association (ASA)
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Black Graduate Celebration, 2021 [duplicate]
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2020s
2022
MIT Virtual Black Graduate Celebration, May 2020, held online during COVID-19 with remarks from President Reif. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Community
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COVID-19
Honors
L. Rafael Reif
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Black Graduate Celebration, 2022
2020s
2022
MIT Virtual Black Graduate Celebration, April 2022, keynote by physicist Chanda R. Prescod-Weinstein. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Community
Education
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Honors
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
BAMIT Capstone Weekend: What’s Happening at MIT – Enhancing the Black Experience at MIT (2018)
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2010s
2022
BAMIT Capstone Weekend session on enhancing the Black experience at MIT, November 2018, BSU 50th anniversary. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Conferences
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
Black Graduate Celebration, 2021
Video
2020s
2022
MIT Virtual Black Graduate Celebration, April 2021, keynote by Adriane Brown, MIT SM 1991, venture investor. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Community
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Honors
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Brandon Worrell and Amos Winter at 2.007 Robot Competition, 2022
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2020s
2022
Brandon Worrell and Amos Winter at MIT 2.007 Robot Competition, 2022, a showcase of student mechanical design. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Engineering
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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Dayna L. Cunningham, 2021
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2020s
2022
Dayna L. Cunningham, MIT MBA 2004, Founder and Executive Director of MIT Community Innovators Lab, 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Government & Law
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NAACP
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Civil rights tour, 2022
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2020s
2022
MIT civil rights tour, spring 2022, eight students visiting pivotal U.S. civil rights sites. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
Management
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Business & Finance
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Education
Activism
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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