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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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John Brean at work
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1950s

John W. Brean at work

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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John Brean
MIT Rad Lab
Potential Output 1946-1954
Staff
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Aprille Ericsson MITES
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1980s

Aprille Ericsson '86 at MITES, 1980

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Engineering
Aprille J. Ericsson
Howard University
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MITES
NASA
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2010s

Aprille J. Ericsson, NASA Instrument Manager (2012)

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Engineering
Aprille J. Ericsson
Howard University
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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Mission Specialist Robert L. Satcher, Jr., 2009
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2000s

Mission Specialist Robert L. Satcher, Jr., 2009

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Engineering
Health & Medicine
Science
Technology
Harvard
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Robert L. Satcher, Jr.
Ronald E. McNair
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2010s

NASA Astronaut Dr. Robert L. Satcher Jr. (2010)

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Health & Medicine
Harvard
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Robert L. Satcher, Jr.
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Isaiah Blankson on Killian Lawn
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Isaiah M. Blankson on Killian Lawn, 1967

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Technology
Transportation
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Isaiah M. Blankson
NASA
Students
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STS 41B Challenger Crew
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1980s

STS 41B Challenger Crewmembers, 1983

School of Science
Physics
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Engineering
Science
Technology
Transportation
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
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Woodrow Whitlow, Jr., 1974
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1970s

Woodrow Whitlow, Jr., 1974

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Engineering
Science
Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
NASA
Students
Wesley L. Harris
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Isaiah M. Blankson in Science Spectrum, 2005
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2000s

Isaiah Blankson on the cover of Science Spectrum, 2005

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Technology
Transportation
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Isaiah M. Blankson
Magazine features
NASA
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Curiosity Unbounded: Beyond words (2023)
Audio
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)
Video
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)
Video
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)
Video
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)
Video
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)
Video
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)
Video
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)
Video
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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