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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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1960s

Document: American Women in Science and Engineering symposium program cover, 1964

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Critical Mass 1955-1968
Lincoln Lab
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Inez Hazel at the SWE National Convention, 1956
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1950s

Inez Hazel at the SWE National Convention, 1956

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Critical Mass 1955-1968
Harvard
Lincoln Lab
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Black Women in the Academy conference: Angela Davis and Judi Love Bowman, 1994
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1990s

Black Women in the Academy conference: Angela Davis and Judi Love Bowman, 1994

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Charles Vest
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Harvard
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Black Women in the Academy conference program cover, 1994
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1990s

Black Women in the Academy conference program cover, 1994

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Harvard
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Wonder Woman #50: Ellen Swallow Richards, 1950s
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1950s

Wonder Woman #50: Ellen Swallow Richards, 1950s

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Chemistry
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Booker T. Washington
Ellen Swallow Richards
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2010s

Storied Women of MIT: Kristala L. Jones Prather (2017)

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Kristala Jones Prather
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Katherine Johnson
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1950s

Katherine Johnson

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Critical Mass 1955-1968
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Potential Output 1946-1954
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2010s

What if Mildred Dresselhaus was treated like a celebrity?

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Lincoln Lab
Mildred Dresselhaus
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Poster: Juliana Rotich, 2018
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2010s

Poster: Juliana Rotich, 2018

School of Architecture and Planning
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MIT CoLab: Boston Ujima Project (2016)
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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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Business & Finance
Community
Government & Law
Activism
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
#BlackInTheIvory​: Academia's Role in Institutional Racism (2020)
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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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Engineering
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
David Sengeh and daughter, 2020
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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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Africa(n)
COVID-19
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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)
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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)
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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
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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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
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
R. Nathaniel Dett: The Place Where the Rainbow Ends (2020)
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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
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Black History Month Homily by Fr. Gregory Chisholm (2021)
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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)
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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)
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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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