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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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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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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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Mechanical Engineering
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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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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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.
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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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MIT BSU students support Brandeis Black students, 1969
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1960s
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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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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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Ken Burn's "The Central Park Five" Intro by Craig Wilder (2020)
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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
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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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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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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.
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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.
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interview with historian Robert Hayden (2021)
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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
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MIT Syncopasian: "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys" (2018)
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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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Cassandria Campbell, 2022
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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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Harvard
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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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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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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