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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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Sheryl Grooms
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1960s

Sheryl Grooms, 1968

School of Science
Biology
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
Staff
Students
Women
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Marron W. Fort, 1926
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1920s

Marron W. Fort, 1926

School of Science
Chemistry
Economics
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Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Transportation
Honors
Middle East
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Dwight Porter
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1970s

Dwight Porter at Interphase, 1974

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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Students
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WMBR during Freshman Picnic, 1985
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1980s

WMBR during Freshman Picnic, 1985

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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
Students
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Ellen Swallow Richards and female students, 1888
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1880s

Ellen Swallow Richards and female students, 1888

School of Science
Chemistry
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Education
Science
Booker T. Washington
Bridge Leaders
Ellen Swallow Richards
Faculty
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
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Ellen Swallow Richards with MIT Chemistry staff, 1900
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1900s

Ellen Swallow Richards and staff, 1900

School of Science
Chemistry
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Education
Science
Booker T. Washington
Ellen Swallow Richards
Faculty
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Staff
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Joy Buolamwini and Margot Lee Shetterly
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2010s

Joy Buolamwini and Margot Lee Shetterly, 2017

School of Architecture and Planning
Media Arts and Sciences
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Arts & Humanities
Technology
Africa(n)
Honors
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NASA
Pop Culture
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Joe Thompson and Whirlwind
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1950s

Joe Thompson and Whirlwind, 1951

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Technology
Lincoln Lab
Order of Operations 1921-1945
University of Pennsylvania
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Gail Holton and William Marable
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1980s

Gail Holton and William Marable , 1981

School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Science and Engineering
Chocolate City (CC)
Business & Finance
Education
Engineering
Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Living Groups
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Timeline
Dean Shirley M. McBay with students
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1980s
2021
Dean Shirley M. McBay, MIT's Dean for Student Affairs and champion of minority education, with students. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Education
Administrators
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Women
Dr. Robert Satcher Jr.: Presentation to Engineering Academy middle-school students (2021)
Video
2020s
2021
Robert Satcher Jr., MIT 1986 and PhD 1993, former NASA astronaut, speaks to middle-school students, 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Education
Engineering
Health & Medicine
Technology
Transportation
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Robert L. Satcher, Jr.
STEM Education
Talks
BIC at MIT (2017)
Video
2010s
2018
Haitian artist BIC at MIT, 2017 and 2019, MIT Sounding Series, hosted by Professor Michel DeGraff. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Linguistics and Philosophy
Music and Theater Arts
Science, Technology, and Society
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Arts & Humanities
Caribbean
Faculty
Music
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Ini Oguntola, 2017
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2010s
2018
Ini Oguntola, MIT Class of 2019, clarinetist in the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble, 2017. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
School of Science
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Mathematics
Music and Theater Arts
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Africa(n)
Music
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
"The Dissertation" by Paul Uche (2014)
2010s
2017
The Dissertation, a hip hop album by MIT alum Paul Uche released before his death at age 23, 2014. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
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Arts & Humanities
Africa(n)
Music
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Last Rendez-Vous (Ron's Piece) - "Challenger" (1986)
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1980s
2017
Last Rendez-Vous (Ron's Piece), a tribute to Ronald McNair, MIT PhD 1976, lost aboard Challenger, 1986. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
NASA
Pop Culture
Ronald E. McNair
Chemistry Class of 1897
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1890s
2017
MIT Chemistry Class of 1897, among the oldest cohorts in the Institute's Black student history. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Chemistry
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Science
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
Brave Behind Bars Summer Presentations (2021)
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2020s
2021
Brave Behind Bars, 2021, MIT computer science for incarcerated women via the Educational Justice Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Government & Law
Technology
Activism
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
The Black Reconstruction Collective: Black Futures (2020)
Video
2020s
2021
Black Reconstruction Collective lecture on Black Futures in MIT Architecture Fall 2020 series. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Rising Voices 1995-Present
MIT Forum for Equity: MIT and Slavery (2020)
Video
2020s
2021
MIT Forum for Equity on MIT and Slavery, featuring alumni conversations on institutional history, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
History
Humanities
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Craig S. Wilder
Curricula
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Gregory C. Chisholm, ca. 1974
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1970s
2021
Gregory C. Chisholm, MIT BS 1973, SM 1975, PhD 1989, Jesuit priest with three MIT Mechanical Engineering degrees. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Community
Faith
Harlem
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Gregory Chisholm, ca. 1989
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1980s
2021
Gregory Chisholm, photographed ca. 1989, the year he completed his Mechanical Engineering doctorate at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Community
Africa(n)
Faith
Harlem
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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