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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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MIT Track hurdles
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1970s

MIT Track, 1975

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MIT Athletics
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Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Lewis "Doc" King Downing
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1920s

Lewis K. Downing '24

Sloan School of Management
Management
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Business & Finance
Education
Engineering
Howard University
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Billie Pope Dance Company of America
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1970s

Billie Pope Dance Company of America, 1973

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Africa(n)
Caribbean
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Latinx and Latin America(n)
Music
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Document: Truman Notes by Alonzo Fields, 1950
Document
1950s

Document: Truman Notes by Alonzo Fields, 1950

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Government & Law
Alonzo Fields
Samuel W. Stratton
Staff
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Phyllis A. Wallace
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1980s

1982 Westerfield Award: Phyllis A. Wallace

Sloan School of Management
Management
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Business & Finance
Government & Law
Faculty
Honors
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Phyllis A. Wallace
Women
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Document
1980s

Program: First National Conference on Issues Facing Black Administrators at Predominantly White Colleges and Universities, 1982

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Administration
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Education
Administrators
Clarence G. Wiliams
Conferences
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Paul E. Gray
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Dallas Brown, Jr.
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1910s

Dallas Brown, Jr., 1910

School of Engineering
School of Science
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Military
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Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Video
2010s

MIT Spotlight: Peter Hicks, Labor Day (2017)

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Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Quarter Century Club
MIT Spotlight
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Staff
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Project Interphase students
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1970s

Project Interphase students, 1974

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Education
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Students
Women
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Prof. Kenneth Manning, 1989
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1980s
2021
Prof. Kenneth Manning, MIT historian of science, photographed at the Institute, 1989. 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
Science
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Hubert E. Jones, 1974
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1970s
2017
Hubert Jones joins the MIT DUSP faculty and heads the Community Fellows Program, 1973. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community
Education
Government & Law
Activism
Community Fellows Program
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
Joseph Applegate with students, 1959
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1950s
2021
Joseph Applegate with students, 1959, MIT's first appointed Black faculty member teaching linguistics. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Linguistics and Philosophy
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Faculty
Students
Joseph Applegate with Linguatrainer, 1959
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1950s
2021
Joseph Applegate with a Linguatrainer, 1959, MIT's first Black faculty member teaching language research. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Linguistics and Philosophy
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Faculty
Howard University
Duke Ellington / Sacred Music (1999)
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1990s
2021
Aardvark Jazz Orchestra performs Duke Ellington Sacred Music (1999), including rare Ducal works. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Harlem
Music
Rising Voices 1995-Present
WGBH/WTBS
Ron McNair at MIT, late 1970s
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1970s
2017
Ron McNair at MIT, late 1970s, an MIT PhD student who became a NASA astronaut and mission specialist. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
Omega Psi Phi
Engineering
Science
Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Michael Feld
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
Students
Paul Gray and students at a Task Force meeting, 1971
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1970s
2018
MIT President Paul Gray meets with students at a Task Force on Educational Opportunity meeting, 1971. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Education
Activism
Administrators
Bridge Leaders
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Illustration: MIT in Iron Man, 2009
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2020s
2021
MIT campus featured in Marvel's Iron Man comics, 2009, depicting the Institute as a center for innovation. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Afrofuturism
Illustrations
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Eva Irene Kataja and Toni Peters, ca. 1967
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1960s
2021
Eva Irene Kataja and Toni Peters, photographed at MIT ca. 1967, among the early women at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Biology
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Science
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Faculty
Women
Gustave Solomons, Jr. leads a dance group, ca. 1973
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1970s
2021
Gustave Solomons Jr., MIT Class of 1961, leading a dance group, ca. 1973, during his choreography career. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
The Solomons
Catalog card: Gus Solomons, Jr. and Judy Kerivan, 1959
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1950s
2021
MIT catalog card showing Gus Solomons Jr. and Judy Kerivan, photographed at MIT in 1959. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Students
The Solomons
Jean F. Louis and Harold Demuren, ca. 1975
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1970s
2021
Jean F. Louis and Harold Demuren, aeronautical engineers affiliated with MIT, photographed ca. 1975. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Engineering
Technology
Transportation
Africa(n)
Canada
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Mentorship
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