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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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Gus Solomons dance
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2010s

Gus Solomons in "Paradigm Shift," 2011

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Magazine features
Rising Voices 1995-Present
The Solomons
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MIT BSU demonstrators support Brandeis Black student sit-in, 1969
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1960s

MIT BSU demonstrators support Brandeis Black student sit-in, 1969

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Activism
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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MIT BSU students support Brandeis Black students, 1969
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1960s

MIT BSU students support Brandeis Black students, 1969

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Activism
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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MIT BSU demonstrators support Brandeis Black students, 1969
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1960s

MIT BSU demonstrators support Brandeis Black students, 1969

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Activism
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Ken Burn's "The Central Park Five" poster
Video
2020s

Ken Burn's "The Central Park Five" Intro by Craig Wilder (2020)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
History
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Community
Education
Government & Law
Activism
Craig S. Wilder
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Marilyn Peterson, Karl Bynoe and Georgia Andrews with rare books, 1970s
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1970s

Marilyn Peterson, Karl Bynoe, and Georgia Andrews with rare books, 1970s

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
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Arts & Humanities
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Women
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Margo Batie, 2013
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2010s

Margo Batie, 2013

School of Science
Physics
Black Students' Union (BSU)
MIT Athletics
Community
Athletics
MIT Spotlight
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Women
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Robert C. Hayden, ca. 1980
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1980s

Robert C. Hayden, ca. 1980

School of Architecture and Planning
Administration
Urban Studies and Planning
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Arts & Humanities
Education
Administrators
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Video
2020s

Interview with historian Robert Hayden (2021)

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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MIT CoLab: Boston Ujima Project (2016)
Video
2010s
2021
MIT CoLab and Boston Ujima Project, a community-centered economic development collaboration, 2016. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Arts & Humanities
Business & Finance
Community
Government & Law
Activism
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
#BlackInTheIvory​: Academia's Role in Institutional Racism (2020)
Video
2020s
2021
BlackInTheIvory, 2020 forum on systemic bias in academia, documenting Black scientists' experiences in research. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Nuclear Science and Engineering
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Community
Education
Engineering
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
David Sengeh and daughter, 2020
Image
2020s
2020
David Moinina Sengeh, MIT SM 2012 and PhD 2016, Chief Innovation Officer of Sierra Leone, during the pandemic. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
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Community
Africa(n)
COVID-19
Family
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Subjective Mind by Louis Fouché (2012)
Audio
2010s
2017
Louis Fouche, MIT Class of 2007, releases debut jazz album Subjective Mind, a blues and jazz fusion, 2012. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
School of Science
Chemical Engineering
Physics
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Arts & Humanities
Music
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Scott Joplin: The Entertainer, for 4 cellos (2020)
Video
2020s
2021
Scott Joplin's The Entertainer, performed for four cellos by the MIT Ribotones, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Music
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Florence Beatrice Price: Resignation, for 3 cellos (2020)
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2020s
2021
MIT Ribotones perform Florence Beatrice Price's Resignation for three cellos, Music Unites equity series, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Music
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Papillon (2020)
Video
2020s
2021
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Papillon, performed by the MIT Ribotones Music Unites project, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Music
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
J. Rosamond Johnson: Lift Every Voice and Sing, for 3 cellos (2020)
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2020s
2021
MIT Ribotones perform J. Rosamond Johnson's Lift Every Voice and Sing for cellos, Music Unites series, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Music
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
R. Nathaniel Dett: The Place Where the Rainbow Ends (2020)
Video
2020s
2021
R. Nathaniel Dett's The Place Where the Rainbow Ends, performed by the MIT Ribotones, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Music
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Black History Month Homily by Fr. Gregory Chisholm (2021)
Video
2020s
2021
Fr. Gregory Chisholm, MIT 1973 and PhD 1989, Black History Month Homily at St. Patrick's Cathedral, 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Community
Faith
Keynotes
Rising Voices 1995-Present
I’m John Urschel, and I Love Math (2019)
Video
2010s
2021
John Urschel, MIT doctoral student and NFL player, on his love of math at an MIT Better World event, 2019. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Mathematics
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Education
Mathematics
Athletics
Keynotes
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Students
Tuskegee University - Robert R Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science (2019)
Video
2010s
2021
Tuskegee University's Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture, honoring MIT's first Black graduate, 2019. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Education
Booker T. Washington
HBCUs
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Robert R. Taylor
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
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