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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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Gustave M. Solomons, 1928
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1920s

Gustave M. Solomons, 1928

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Engineering
Government & Law
Transportation
Family
Honors
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Bang Orchestra hologram, ca. late 1980s
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1980s

Bang Orchestra hologram, ca. late 1980s

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Arts & Humanities
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
Pop Culture
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2020s

Chiamaka Agbasi-Porter: MIT Mentor Inspires Underrepresented Students To Get Involved In STEM (2022)

School of Engineering
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Engineering
Science
Technology
Administrators
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Lincoln Lab
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mentorship
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Janet Jemmott at SNCC conference, 1964
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1960s

Janet Jemmott at SNCC conference, 1964

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Administration
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Health & Medicine
Activism
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Women
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2020s

Choreographing the Campus with Adesola Akinleye (2022)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Media Arts and Sciences
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Arts & Humanities
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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Wallace Patillo Reed, 1942
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1940s

Wallace Patillo Reed, 1942

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Government & Law
Military
Science
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Tuskegee
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Edward Swain Hope sworn in as a Lieutenant, 1944
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1940s

Edward Swain Hope sworn in as a Lieutenant, 1944

School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Education
Engineering
Government & Law
Military
Edward S. Hope
HBCUs
Honors
Howard University
Middle East
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2010s

Sound Portraits (2014)

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Administration
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Activism
Exhibits
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Pocket Garden
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Pocket Garden

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Community
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Gus Solomons in "Paradigm Shift," 2011
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2010s
2017
Gus Solomons Jr., MIT Class of 1961, performs Paradigm Shift at MIT in 2011, celebrating his career in dance. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Magazine features
Rising Voices 1995-Present
The Solomons
MIT BSU demonstrators support Brandeis Black student sit-in, 1969
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1960s
2022
MIT BSU demonstrators support Brandeis Black student sit-in at Ford and Sydeman Halls, 1969. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Activism
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
MIT BSU students support Brandeis Black students, 1969
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1960s
2022
MIT BSU students support Brandeis Black students during the 1969 campus protest and sit-in. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Activism
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
MIT BSU demonstrators support Brandeis Black students, 1969
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1960s
2022
MIT BSU demonstrators support Brandeis Black students during the 1969 campus sit-in protest. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Activism
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Ken Burn's "The Central Park Five" Intro by Craig Wilder (2020)
Video
2020s
2020
MIT professor Craig Wilder introduces Ken Burns' The Central Park Five for MIT's Virtual Film Series, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
History
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Government & Law
Activism
Craig S. Wilder
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Marilyn Peterson, Karl Bynoe, and Georgia Andrews with rare books, 1970s
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1970s
2021
Marilyn Peterson, Karl Bynoe, and Georgia Andrews with rare books at the MIT Libraries, 1970s. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
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Arts & Humanities
Exhibits
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Staff
Women
Margo Batie, 2013
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2010s
2022
MIT senior Margo Batie, physics and nuclear engineering double major, profiled for campus engagement, 2013. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
Black Students' Union (BSU)
MIT Athletics
Community
Athletics
MIT Spotlight
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
Robert C. Hayden, ca. 1980
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1980s
2022
Robert C. Hayden, MIT urban studies fellow 1976-77, author and science educator, ca. 1980. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Administration
Urban Studies and Planning
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Arts & Humanities
Education
Administrators
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interview with historian Robert Hayden (2021)
Video
2020s
2022
Interview with Robert C. Hayden Jr. for Martha's Vineyard community TV, on Black history and MIT, 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Mentorship
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
MIT Syncopasian: "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys" (2018)
Video
2010s
2022
MIT Syncopasian a cappella cover of If I Ain't Got You by Alicia Keys, Mother's Day special, 2018. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Asia(n)
Music
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Cassandria Campbell, 2022
Video
2020s
2022
Cassandria Campbell, MIT MCP 2011, urban planner and food justice advocate rooted in her Roxbury neighborhood. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Business & Finance
Community
Health & Medicine
Caribbean
Harvard
Magazine features
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
MIT Hobby Shop, 2011
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2010s
2022
MIT Hobby Shop, 2011, a makerspace open to all MIT students for hands-on fabrication and learning. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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