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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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Phillip Clay 2013
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2010s

Phillip L. Clay, 2013

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Military
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Faculty
Harvard
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Phillip L. Clay
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Phyllis A. Wallace, 1976
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1970s

Phyllis A. Wallace, 1976

Sloan School of Management
Economics
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Government & Law
Activism
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Magazine features
Phyllis A. Wallace
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2010s

Willard Johnson on climbing the faculty ranks at MIT (2015)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Political Science
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Willard R. Johnson
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Faculty at 1984 Commencement
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1980s

Faculty at Commencement, 1984

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School of Engineering
Administration
Mechanical Engineering
Urban Studies and Planning
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Clarence G. Wiliams
Commencement
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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1990s

Coretta Scott King Keynote Address- 20th MIT Annual MLK Celebration (1994)

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Community
Activism
Charles Vest
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Keynotes
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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2010s

Joy Buolamwini 'G: Search for Hidden Figures Grand Prize Winner

School of Architecture and Planning
Media Arts and Sciences
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Technology
Africa(n)
Honors
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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2010s

22-year-old Tiera Guinn already works with NASA (2017)

School of Engineering
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Black Women's Alliance (BWA)
Engineering
Technology
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
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Maia Weinstock, 2017
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2010s

Maia Weinstock: Women of NASA LEGO Set, 2017

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Science
Technology
Bridge Leaders
NASA
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Staff
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Technology Day
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1930s

Technology Day, 1930s

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Conferences
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Staff
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Ed Hunter, 2019
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2021
Ed Hunter, MIT Class of 1979, Director of Performance Engineering at Netflix, on his career after MIT, 2019. 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
Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Pop Culture
Students
MITV, 1981
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1980s
2022
MITV student television program, 1981, documenting student media at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
James "JC" Clark AKA DJ Larkin, 1975
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1970s
2018
JC Clark, aka DJ Larkin, MIT student DJ who helped bring Black music programming to WMBR radio, 1975. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Sloan School of Management
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Management
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Chocolate City (CC)
Education
HBCUs
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
Pop Culture
Students
MIT Spotlight: Martin Luther King Day, 2022
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2020s
2022
MIT News Spotlight header image for Martin Luther King Day, January 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Illustrations
Latinx and Latin America(n)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
MIT Spotlight
Rising Voices 1995-Present
S. Craig Watkins: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Racial Justice (2021)
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2020s
2022
MIT MLK Visiting Prof. S. Craig Watkins on artificial intelligence and racial justice, 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
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Technology
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Talks
Nagela Nukuna, 2021
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2020s
2022
Nagela Nukuna, MIT MBA 2022, profiled on bridging technology and policy for community impact, 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
Management
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Business & Finance
Government & Law
Africa(n)
Harvard
Magazine features
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Supporting MIT’s Talent (2022)
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2020s
2022
MIT Campaign for a Better World supporting student talent and financial aid at MIT, 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Business & Finance
Community
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Melissa Nobles discusses her research at MIT (2011)
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2010s
2022
MIT Professor Melissa Nobles discusses her research on race and apology politics at MIT, 2011. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Political Science
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Arts & Humanities
Faculty
Melissa Nobles
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
Melissa Nobles: Global Citizens (2015)
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2010s
2022
Melissa Nobles, MIT Political Science Dean, featured in Global Citizens series, 2015. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Political Science
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Faculty
Melissa Nobles
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
Jim Crow and the Legacy of Segregation Outside of the South (2015)
Video
2010s
2022
MIT podcast on Jim Crow and the legacy of segregation outside the South, by Comparative Media Studies, 2015. 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
Community
Government & Law
Activism
Administrators
Black Lives Matter
Faculty
Melissa Nobles
Yolande Brown Chan
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1980s
2021
Yolande Brown Chan SB '82, SM '82 became MIT's first Black and first female Rhodes Scholar in 1982, and went on to a distinguished academic career ending as Dean of Management at McGill University.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Technology
Canada
Caribbean
Honors
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Women
MIT Summer Symphony rehearsal, 1965
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1960s
2021
MIT Summer Symphony rehearsal, 1965, documenting musical life at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Music
Students
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