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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

From BSU to BAMIT: MIT's Black Students' Union turns 50 (2018)

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MIT Baddies: Beauty & Brains (2020)
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2020s

MIT Baddies: Beauty & Brains (2020)

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2020s

"Heal! — A Battle Poem for the Climate and Its Defenders" (2020)

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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2010s

David Adjaye discusses Eero Saarinen’s MIT Chapel (2016)

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MIT Better World: Marty Culpepper, 2020
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2020s

MIT Better World: Marty Culpepper, 2020

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2020s

NASA Astronaut Stephanie Wilson, 2020

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BCAP Fellows: Melissa Isidor and Danielle Geathers, 2020
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2020s

BCAP Fellows: Melissa Isidor and Danielle Geathers, 2020

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2020s

Bernard Loyd: Raising $8M to restore Bronzeville`s Forum (2020)

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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Frederick John Hemmings, 1897
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1890s

Frederick J. Hemmings, 1897

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Edward Swain Hope sworn in as a Lieutenant, 1944
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1940s
2022
Edward Swain Hope, MIT Class of 1926, sworn in as a Lieutenant during World War II, 1944. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Sound Portraits (2014)
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2010s
2022
Sound Portraits (2014), an artwork by Alexandra Lee for the MIT MLK Art and Performance event. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Pocket Garden
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2022
Martin Luther King Jr. Pocket Garden at MIT, maintained as a memorial and campus green space. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
WCVB Channel 5 Science & Technology Special: Seymour Papert, ca. 1968-69
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1960s
2022
A late 1960s WCVB Channel 5 science and technology segment featuring MIT professor Seymour Papert demonstrating how elementary students can use computers for mathematical learning.
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Seymour Papert and The Turtle, ca. 1968
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1960s
2018
Seymour Papert and the Logo Turtle robot at MIT, ca. 1968, an early computing and education tool. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
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Iris Mack, 1988
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1980s
2021
Iris Mack, MIT 1988, the first Black woman to teach applied mathematics at MIT Sloan and a pioneering scholar. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Sloan School of Management
Management
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NASA
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Kenyan women in front of hut, ca. 1965
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1960s
2022
Kenyan women in front of a hut, ca. 1965, from the MIT Black History Project international archive. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
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Kenyan women laughing, ca. 1965
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1960s
2022
Kenyan women laughing, ca. 1965, from the MIT Black History Project international archive. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
History
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
Women
TED Radio Hour Comics: Joy Buolamwini, 2022
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2020s
2022
Joy Buolamwini, MIT Media Lab PhD and algorithmic bias researcher, featured in TED Radio Hour comic, 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Media Arts and Sciences
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Melissa Nobles et al. discuss the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Clinic (2018)
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2010s
2022
Melissa Nobles discusses MIT's Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Clinic with CBS Evening News, 2018. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Norman Claxton, Marilyn Bryant, and others, 1973
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1970s
2022
Norman Claxton, Marilyn Bryant, and MIT staff photographed together, 1973. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Business & Finance
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Staff
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2018 Innovator Under 35: Elizabeth Nyeko (2018)
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2010s
2019
Elizabeth Nyeko, 2018 MIT Tech Review Innovator Under 35, builds affordable rural energy grids in Africa. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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