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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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Charles A. Cofield
1970s

Charles A. Cofield, 1970s

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Government & Law
Transportation
Activism
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Youth Opportunity Program
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1960s

Youth Opportunity Program, 1960s

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Education
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Recruitment
Students
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Ernest Cohen at a reunion of early Black alums, 1973
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1970s

Ernest Cohen during a reunion of early Black alums, 1973

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Engineering
Ernest Cohen
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John L. Mack
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1970s

Filemaker pro: John L. Mack, Associate Director of Admissions

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Education
Administrators
Data
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Recruitment
Students
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Alvene Williams, 1974
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1970s

Alvene Williams, 1974

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community
Administrators
Community Fellows Program
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Women
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Video
2000s

Interview: Phillip L. Clay (2002)

School of Architecture and Planning
Administration
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community
Education
Government & Law
Administrators
Bridge Leaders
Clarence G. Wiliams
Community Fellows Program
Faculty
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Video
2010s

Clarence G. Williams on Bridge Leadership (2014)

School of Architecture and Planning
Administration
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Education
Activism
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Bridge Leaders
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faculty
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NASA Shuttle Flight Director Kwatsi Alibaruho, 2009
Audio
2000s

Audio: NPR Interview with Kwatsi Alibaruho, First Black NASA Flight Director, 2005

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Engineering
Technology
Transportation
Africa(n)
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Robert L. Satcher, Jr.
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Bertram F. Jones
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1910s

Bertram F. Jones, 1918

School of Science
Chemistry
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Health & Medicine
Military
Science
Athletics
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
Technique Yearbook
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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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