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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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BAMIT Redcoats at the Black Graduate Reception, 2018
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2010s

BAMIT Redcoats at the Black Graduate Reception, 2018

School of Engineering
Biology
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Physics
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Cardinal & Gray Society
Community
Ernest Cohen
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Shirley A. Jackson
Women
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Ernie Cohen at Tech Reunions, 2014
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2010s

Ernie Cohen at Tech Reunions, 2014

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Cardinal & Gray Society
Community
Engineering
Conferences
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Ernest Cohen
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Deval Patrick
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2000s

Deval Patrick- MIT Commencement Address (2009)

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Government & Law
Caribbean
Commencement
Keynotes
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Chiquita White leads commencement procession, 2013
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2010s

Chiquita White leads commencement procession, 2013

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Business & Finance
Education
Commencement
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
L. Rafael Reif
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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Pedro Polanco at WMBR, 2017
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2010s

Pedro Polanco at WMBR, 2017

School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Chocolate City (CC)
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Engineering
Caribbean
Latinx and Latin America(n)
Living Groups
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Project Interphase student picnic, 1974
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1970s

Project Interphase student picnic, 1974

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Education
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Students
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William D. Bowman, 1944
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1940s

William D. Bowman, 1944

School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Engineering
Technology
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Charles Vest
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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2010s

Math, Football and Your Future: A Conversation with John Urschel (2018)

School of Science
Mathematics
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Mathematics
Science
Technology
Athletics
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Students
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2010s

MIT Ridonkulous: World of Dance Boston, 2015

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Arts & Humanities
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Curiosity Unbounded: Beyond words (2023)
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2020s
2023
MIT Professor Joshua Bennett, poet and literature scholar, on language and creativity, Curiosity Unbounded, 2023. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Faculty
MIT Presidents
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Sally Kornbluth
A Conversation with Shawna Young, EMBA ’15 (2023)
Audio
2023
Shawna Young, MIT Sloan EMBA 2015, on access to advanced learning for children of color. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
Administration
Management
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Business & Finance
Community
Education
Administrators
Howard University
Recruitment
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
"Illuminate" by Chelsi Alise Cocking (2023)
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2020s
2023
Illuminate (2023) by Chelsi Alise Cocking, an interactive art installation responding to the MIT campus. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Technology
Caribbean
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
Through the Window and Into the Mirror: Career Conversation with Malik and Miles George (2022)
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2020s
2023
Malik and Miles George, MIT alumni, in MIT's Through the Window career conversation series, 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Biological Engineering
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Education
Engineering
Exhibits
Family
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Students
Through the Window and Into the Mirror: Career Conversation with Audrey Rose Wooden (2022)
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2020s
2023
Audrey Rose Wooden, Black STEM professional, in MIT's Through the Window career conversation series, 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Engineering
Exhibits
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Women
Through the Window and Into the Mirror - Faith Dukes, PhD (2020)
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2020s
2023
Faith Dukes PhD, featured in MIT's Through the Window and Into the Mirror career conversation series, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Science
Exhibits
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Spelman
STEM Education
Women
Oral History of Joe Thompson (2018)
Video
2010s
2023
Oral history of Joe Thompson, MIT Whirlwind computer operator, recorded by Computer History Museum, 2018. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Military
Technology
Exhibits
Lincoln Lab
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Staff
Discovering Whirlwind's Joe Thompson (2020)
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2020s
2023
Computer History Museum's David Brock on discovering Joe Thompson's identity in a Whirlwind computer photograph. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Technology
Exhibits
Lincoln Lab
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Staff
Catalog card: Gus Solomons and Harold Edgerton, 1960
Document
1960s
2017
MIT catalog card: Gus Solomons Jr., MIT 1961, architect and dancer, with Prof. Harold Edgerton, 1960. 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
Education
Engineering
Technology
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Faculty
Students
The Solomons
Tiera Fletcher: Finding the purpose that propels us (2023)
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2020s
2023
Tiera Fletcher, MIT Class of 2017, delivers a keynote on purpose at MIT Libraries staff conference, 2023. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Community
Engineering
Science
Technology
Transportation
Conferences
Keynotes
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
"What is the Black Fantastic?" by Ekow Eshun (2023)
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2020s
2023
MIT Press author Ekow Eshun introduces 'In the Black Fantastic' (2022), exploring how Black artists draw on African myth and speculative imagination to reimagine race, gender, and identity.
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Arts & Humanities
Africa(n)
Afrofuturism
Rising Voices 1995-Present
MIT's 49th Annual MLK Celebration: Sally Kornbluth, Angela Davis, and Melissa Nobles, 2023
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2020s
2023
MIT's 49th Annual MLK Celebration featuring Sally Kornbluth, Angela Davis, and Melissa Nobles, 2023. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Community
Activism
Administrators
Clarence G. Wiliams
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Keynotes
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