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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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Gustave M. Solomons, 1928
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1920s

Gustave M. Solomons, 1928

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Engineering
Government & Law
Transportation
Family
Honors
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Bang Orchestra hologram, ca. late 1980s
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1980s

Bang Orchestra hologram, ca. late 1980s

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Arts & Humanities
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
Pop Culture
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2020s

Chiamaka Agbasi-Porter: MIT Mentor Inspires Underrepresented Students To Get Involved In STEM (2022)

School of Engineering
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Engineering
Science
Technology
Administrators
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Lincoln Lab
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mentorship
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Janet Jemmott at SNCC conference, 1964
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1960s

Janet Jemmott at SNCC conference, 1964

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Health & Medicine
Activism
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Women
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2020s

Choreographing the Campus with Adesola Akinleye (2022)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Media Arts and Sciences
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Arts & Humanities
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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Wallace Patillo Reed, 1942
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1940s

Wallace Patillo Reed, 1942

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Government & Law
Military
Science
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Tuskegee
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Edward Swain Hope sworn in as a Lieutenant, 1944
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1940s

Edward Swain Hope sworn in as a Lieutenant, 1944

School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Education
Engineering
Government & Law
Military
Edward S. Hope
HBCUs
Honors
Howard University
Middle East
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2010s

Sound Portraits (2014)

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Administration
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Activism
Exhibits
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Pocket Garden
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Pocket Garden

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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Gregory Chisholm, ca. 1971
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1970s
2017
Gregory Chisholm, ca. 1971, at MIT before earning three degrees in Mechanical Engineering and becoming a Jesuit. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Community
Engineering
Africa(n)
Faith
Harlem
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Pierre Toussaint Medallion Awardee: Rev. Gregory C. Chisholm, SJ, 2021
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2020s
2021
Rev. Gregory Chisholm SJ, MIT Class of 1973, receives the Pierre Toussaint Medallion, New York, 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Community
Africa(n)
Caribbean
Faith
Honors
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Basic Black: Kids Of Color And STEM (2021)
Video
2020s
2021
Basic Black on STEM and kids of color, Massachusetts STEM Week 2021, with Dr. Renee Richardson Gosline. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
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Education
Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Women
Portrait of Mary O. Hope, ca. 1971
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1970s
2021
Portrait of Mary O. Hope, MIT Assistant Dean of Student Affairs 1971-1983, ca. 1971. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Education
Administrators
Family
Greek Life
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Mentorship
Phillip Ewing: Robert R. Taylor (1892) Fellow (2014)
Video
2010s
2017
Phillip Ewing, MIT SMArch 2015, wins the Robert R. Taylor Fellowship and speaks about his path, 2014. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Education
Engineering
Technology
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Robert R. Taylor
Students
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, among TIME’s 100 Most Influential People, 2021
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2020s
2021
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, MIT MCP 1978 and PhD 1981, named TIME 100 Most Influential People, 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Government & Law
Health & Medicine
Africa(n)
COVID-19
Europe(an)
Honors
Kente
Creating Space for Good, at NASA and Beyond (2021)
Video
2020s
2021
Janelle Wellons, MIT 2016, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineer and STEM advocate for young people, 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Engineering
Technology
Transportation
Magazine features
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Women
Education in the United States: Evelyn Higginbotham, Sylvester Gates, and Paula T. Hammond (2011)
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2010s
2021
MIT panel on education with Evelyn Higginbotham, Sylvester Gates, and Paula T. Hammond, March 2011. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
School of Science
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Chemical Engineering
Physics
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Education
Data
Faculty
Harvard
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Paula T. Hammond
MIT student teaches toy design at orphanage in Haiti (2021)
Video
2020s
2021
MIT senior Eli Brooks teaches toy design at a Haitian orphanage, uncovering a passion for teaching, 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Community
Education
Engineering
Caribbean
MIT Spotlight
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Students
Wesley Harris at commencement, 2013
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2010s
2021
A 2013 commencement photograph of Wesley Harris, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, marking another milestone in his distinguished career at MIT.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Community
Commencement
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Wesley L. Harris
Evelynn Hammonds and Robin Kilson, 1994
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1990s
2021
Evelynn Hammonds and Robin Kilson, organizers of the 1994 Black Women in the Academy conference at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Science, Technology, and Society
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Conferences
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Women
INTERPHASE 45th Anniversary- Honoring the Legacy: Past, Present, and Future (2014)
Document
2010s
2021
Interphase 45th Anniversary program, 2014, honoring the legacy of MIT's scholar enrichment program since 1969. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Community
Education
Administrators
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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