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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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"Watson and the Shark" by Eric Avery, 1990
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2000s

From MIT List Collection: "Watson and the Shark," 1990

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Arts & Humanities
Community
Exhibits
Illustrations
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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High school student visitors on Killian Court
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1970s

High school student visitors on Killian Court, 1972

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Administration
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Education
Administrators
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Recruitment
Students
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High school student visitors on Mass. Ave.
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1970s

High school student visitors on Mass. Ave., 1972

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Education
Administrators
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Recruitment
Students
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Video
2010s

Pashon Murray: Detroit Dirt (2014)

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Community
Activism
Magazine features
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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Lynda Jordan at Commencement, 1985
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Lynda Jordan at Commencement, 1985

School of Science
Biology
Chemistry
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Science
Commencement
Faith
Harvard
Honors
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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OPSPARC team members, 2018
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2010s

OPSPARC team members, 2018

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Education
Engineering
Technology
Honors
Mentorship
NASA
Recruitment
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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BSU portrait, 2018
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2010s

BSU portrait, 2018

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Samuel Denard, 1970
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1970s

Samuel Denard, 1970

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Mechanical Engineering
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Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Mentorship
Stanford
Students
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Linda Sharpe at Commencement, 2005
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2000s

Linda Sharpe at Commencement, 2005

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Political Science
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Transportation
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Corporation
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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Education
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
Education
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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