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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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Ronald E. McNair with fellow Challenger crew members, 1986
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1980s

Ronald E. McNair with fellow Challenger crew members, 1986

School of Science
Physics
Omega Psi Phi
Science
Technology
Transportation
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Michael Feld
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
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Northern Student Movement, 1965
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1960s

Northern Student Movement, 1965

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Education
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Nathan Graham, 1981
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1980s

Nathan Graham, 1981

School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Engineering
Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
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MLK exhibit: writing on the wall, 1968
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1960s

MLK exhibit: writing on the wall, 1968

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Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Activism
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Exhibits
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Technique Yearbook
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Student Center MLK Exhibit
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1960s

MLK exhibit, 1968

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Activism
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Exhibits
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Solo chess, 1984
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1980s

Solo chess, 1984

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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Interphase trigonometry class, 1975
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1970s

Interphase trigonometry class, 1975

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Education
Mathematics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Latinx and Latin America(n)
Mentorship
Students
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Operation Crossroads Africa, 1961
Document
1960s

Catalog card: Operation Crossroads Africa, 1961

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Community
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Students
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Foreign Student Summer Project, 1953
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1950s

Foreign Student Summer Project, 1953

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Africa(n)
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
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Timeline
Albert G. Hill and students, ca. 1982
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1970s
2021
The Albert G. Hill Prize honors underrepresented MIT students for academic excellence and service to diversity. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
School of Science
Administration
Physics
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Military
Science
Technology
Administrators
Faculty
Honors
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Lincoln Lab
William Walton in Nigeria, ca. 1966
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1960s
2022
William Walton, MIT Senior Research Physicist, spent the 1960s in Nigeria developing innovative low-resource science teaching methods before fleeing the Nigerian-Biafran War and returning to MIT.
School of Science
Physics
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Education
Science
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Faculty
STEM Education
Students
Inaugural council meeting of the African Physical Society, 2010
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2010s
2022
Inaugural council meeting of the African Physical Society at MIT, 2010, convening leading African scientists. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Mathematics
Physics
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Community
Science
Africa(n)
Conferences
Rising Voices 1995-Present
African Physical Society organizing meeting, 2007
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2010s
2022
African Physical Society organizing meeting, January 2007, iThemba LABS, near Cape Town, South Africa. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Mathematics
Physics
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Science
Africa(n)
Conferences
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Sylvia Ann McDowell, 2009
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2000s
2022
Sylvia Ann McDowell, scholar of Black women's history and MIT staff, photographed 2009. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Activism
Administrators
Honors
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Rising Voices 1995-Present
US C3E International Award: Rhonda Jordan Antoine (2021)
Video
2020s
2022
Recognition of MIT postdoctoral alumna Rhonda LeNai Jordan Antoine with a 2021 US C3E International Award for her contributions to clean energy research and engineering leadership.
School of Engineering
Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
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Arts & Humanities
Business & Finance
Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Africa(n)
Honors
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
Rhonda Jordan-Antoine, 2011
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2010s
2018
Rhonda Jordan-Antoine, MIT postdoctoral researcher and PhD, at the MIT Energy Initiative, 2011. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
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Business & Finance
Community
Engineering
Technology
Africa(n)
Magazine features
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
Africa Summer Conference Fellows, 1962
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1960s
2022
MIT Fellows in Africa Program, 1962, placed skilled professionals with African governments post-independence. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
Management
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Business & Finance
Africa(n)
Conferences
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Ray Charles at the Armory, 1961
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1960s
2022
Ray Charles performs at the MIT Armory, Cambridge, 1961. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Music
Students
Whitney Young at the White House, 1964
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1960s
2022
Civil rights leader Whitney Moore Young Jr. trained as an electrical engineer at MIT during WWII before becoming executive director of the National Urban League and a close ally of Martin Luther King Jr.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Engineering
Government & Law
Activism
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Harvard
Martin Luther King, Jr.
NAACP
“Celebrate the truth of the dream with love” by Wisthon Thimé, 2022
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2020s
2022
MIT 2022 MLK celebration artwork by Wisthon Thime, responding to Eddie S. Glaude Jr. keynote on King. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Activism
Administrators
Illustrations
Keynotes
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rotch Library glass portrait mosaic, 1980
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1980s
2021
Rotch Library glass portrait mosaic, 1980, documenting MIT faculty and community history. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Engineering
Architecture
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
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