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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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Dzidula Kpodo, Alayo Oloko, and Jean Billa in "Nkrumah's Last Day," 2022
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2020s

Dzidula Kpodo, Alayo Oloko, and Jean Billa in "Nkrumah's Last Day," 2022

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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Javit Drake and Nigerian MIT-ETT fellows, 2022
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2020s

Javit Drake and Nigerian MIT-ETT fellows, 2022

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Engineering
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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MLK illustration by José-Luis Olivares
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2020s

MIT Spotlight: Martin Luther King Day, 2023

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Martin Luther King, Jr.
MIT Spotlight
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Obituary: Willie Ray "Karimi" Mackey, 2004
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2000s

Obituary: Willie Ray "Karimi" Mackey, 2004

School of Science
Physics
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Arts & Humanities
Engineering
Government & Law
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Technology
Africa(n)
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Jerome Bert Wiesner and others at Project Interphase luncheon, 1974
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1970s

Jerome Bert Wiesner and others at Project Interphase luncheon, 1974

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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Jerome Wiesner
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BSU leaders meet with MIT Admissions, ca. 1969
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1960s

BSU leaders meet with MIT Admissions, ca. 1969

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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Cornell Pearcy
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1970s

Cornell Pearcy '79 at student conference, 1977

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Chocolate City (CC)
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Ernest Cohen in class, 1963
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1960s

Ernest Cohen in class, 1963

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
Ernest Cohen
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Technique Yearbook
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Malik and Miles George and Pres. L. Rafael Reif
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2020s

Mass STEM Week kickoff, 2021

School of Architecture and Planning
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COVID-19
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L. Rafael Reif
MIT Presidents
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Tiera Fletcher, 2022
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2020s
2022
Tiera Fletcher, MIT Class of 2017, aerospace engineer and rocket scientist at Boeing, 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
African Students' Association (ASA)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Black Women's Alliance (BWA)
McCormick Hall
MIT Gospel Choir
Engineering
Government & Law
Technology
Magazine features
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
How Not to Make a Documentary (2012)
Video
2010s
2022
How Not to Make a Documentary (2012), a media literacy project from MIT's New Media Literacy program. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
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Arts & Humanities
Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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W.E.B. DuBois
Samuel Proctor, Paul Edward Gray, and Clarence G. Williams, 1981
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1980s
2022
Rev. Samuel Proctor, Paul Gray, and Clarence Williams at the first MIT MLK lecture, 1981. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Clarence G. Wiliams
Faith
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Desire Greene portrays Mae Jemison, 1998
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1990s
2018
Desire Greene, MIT Class of 1999, portrays Dr. Mae Jemison in a 1998 MIT production honoring Black women in STEM. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Arts & Humanities
Engineering
Health & Medicine
Science
Technology
Latinx and Latin America(n)
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
MechE Robotics Competition, 2003
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2000s
2022
MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering hosts its 33rd annual Design 2.007 robotics competition, 2003. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Education
Engineering
Technology
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Calculus class, 2009
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2000s
2022
MIT calculus class, 2009, documenting the student experience in foundational mathematics at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Mathematics
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Education
Mathematics
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Students on steps in Killian Court, 2002
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2000s
2022
MIT students on steps in Killian Court, 2002, documenting student life at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Climate Conversations with Jacqueline Patterson: Intersectionality and Climate Justice (2018)
Audio
2010s
2021
MIT Climate Conversations with NAACP's Jacqueline Patterson on climate justice and intersectionality, 2018. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Community
Health & Medicine
Science
Activism
Caribbean
NAACP
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
Legatum Foundry Fellows (2021)
Video
2020s
2021
MIT Legatum Center inaugural Foundry Fellows cohort, 13 entrepreneurs from 8 countries, 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Business & Finance
Community
Education
Technology
Africa(n)
Honors
Rising Voices 1995-Present
MIT-Africa Distinguished Visitors Program Keynote Lecture by Mohamed Hassan (2022)
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2020s
2022
Dr. Mohamed Hassan delivers the MIT-Africa Distinguished Visitors Program keynote lecture, 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Africa(n)
Honors
Keynotes
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Inaugural Africa Distinguished Visitors Program, 2022
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2020s
2022
MIT Africa Distinguished Visitors Program inaugural honoree, physicist Prof. Mohamed Hassan, 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Africa(n)
Faculty
Honors
Keynotes
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Thomas Chambers and Anne Riley, 1962
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1960s
2022
Thomas Chambers, Head Porter of East Campus dormitories 1924-1965, with Anne Riley, 1962. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Cardinal & Gray Society
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
Magazine features
MIT Quarter Century Club
Staff
Women
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