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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

Driving While Black: Race, Space and Mobility in America (2020)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
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Arts & Humanities
Activism
Craig S. Wilder
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Janie Mines, 1980
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1980s

Janie Mines, 1980

Sloan School of Management
Management
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Military
Athletics
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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MIT Spotlight: Kofi Blake, 2020
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2020s

MIT Spotlight: Kofi Blake, 2020

School of Engineering
School of Science
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Physics
Chocolate City (CC)
Community
Engineering
Mentorship
MIT Spotlight
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Shirley Chisholm, 1984
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1980s

Shirley Chisholm at Commencement, 1984

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Administration
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Government & Law
Commencement
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Keynotes
Technique Yearbook
Women
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2000s

MIT 2002 Tech Culture Forum: Noam Chomsky & Paul Farmer on Haiti (2002)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Linguistics and Philosophy
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Arts & Humanities
Caribbean
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Talks
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Joy Ekuta and Brass Rat, 2016
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2010s

Joy Ekuta and Brass Rat, 2016

School of Engineering
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Mechanical Engineering
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Brass Rat
Fashion
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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Hands Across America, 1986
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1980s

Hands Across America, 1986

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Activism
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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2020s

2020-21 MIT Performing Series: "QUEER FUTURES" by Lion's Jaw (2020)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Media Arts and Sciences
Music and Theater Arts
Science, Technology, and Society
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Activism
COVID-19
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LGBTQIA+
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2020s

Advancing Racial Justice in Disruptive Moments of Change (2020)

School of Architecture and Planning
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Yvonne Harris and Sherry Glanville, ca. 1965
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1960s
2022
Yvonne Gittens, who began working at MIT in 1965, spent 42 years at the Institute rising to associate director of financial aid and earning the MLK Achievement Award and President's Award for Community Service.
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Administration
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Caribbean
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Harvard
Honors
MIT Quarter Century Club
Unveiling portrait of Shirley Jackson, 1981
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1980s
2022
A 1981 photograph documenting the unveiling of Shirley Jackson's portrait as part of the Ciba-Geigy Exceptional Black Scientists Poster Series, designed to inspire young people to pursue science careers.
School of Science
Physics
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Arts & Humanities
Science
Technology
Harlem
Illustrations
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Shirley A. Jackson
Women
Helen G. Edmonds
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1980s
2022
Helen G. Edmonds, keynote at MIT's 10th Annual MLK Celebration, 1984, as an MIT Visiting Scholar and historian. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
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Community
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Government & Law
Activism
HBCUs
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Keynotes
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Class in Food Technology, 1954
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1950s
2022
MIT Food Technology class, 1954, documenting undergraduate science in the Department of Food Technology. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Biological Engineering
Biology
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Science
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
John B. Turner, Paul E. Gray, and Clarence G. Williams, 1984
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1980s
2022
John B. Turner, President Paul Gray, and Clarence G. Williams photographed together at MIT, 1984. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Administrators
Clarence G. Wiliams
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Paul E. Gray
James Allison in the Great Court, ca. 1968
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1960s
2022
James C. Allison, MIT Opportunity Development Officer, in the Great Court, ca. 1968. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Business & Finance
Government & Law
Science
Technology
Administrators
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Ferdinand L. Ronssère, 1930
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1930s
2022
Ferdinand L. Ronssere, photographed at MIT in 1930, documented in the early history of Black students at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Alpha Phi Alpha
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NAACP
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Contact sheet of Patricia Garrison, 1973
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1970s
2022
Contact sheet of Patricia Garrison-Corbin, MIT MBA 1971, the first African American female Sloan Fellow. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
Management
Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Business & Finance
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Women
Personnel office staff, ca. 1965
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1960s
2022
MIT Personnel Office staff, photographed ca. 1965, documenting workplace diversity at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Education
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Staff
Women
Kezia and Keren Charles, 2019
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2010s
2022
Kezia Charles, MIT Class of 2004, and her sister Keren Charles, MIT MCP 2012, photographed together, 2019. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Science
Mathematics
Urban Studies and Planning
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Business & Finance
Community
Family
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
MIT team debates MCI Norfolk inmates on the opioid epidemic, 2017
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2010s
2022
MIT debate team competes against MCI Norfolk inmates on the opioid epidemic, September 2017. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Conferences
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Monk's Dream (2015)
Audio
2010s
2022
Monk's Dream by Thelonious Monk, performed by MIT Emerson Scholar Peter Godart on piano, 2015. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Music and Theater Arts
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Arts & Humanities
Music
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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