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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 students at work
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1980s

MIT students at work, 1982

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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Technique Yearbook
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Lincoln Lab summer interns
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1980s

Lincoln Lab summer interns, 1981

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Engineering
Military
Science
Technology
HBCUs
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Lincoln Lab
Recruitment
STEM Education
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BSU IM Team
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1960s

BSU IM Basketball Team, 1968

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Athletics
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Students
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Question to MIT, 1968
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1960s

Question to MIT, 1968

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Administration
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Activism
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Data
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Recruitment
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Three women students
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1960s

Three women students, 1968

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Critical Mass 1955-1968
Students
Women
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No. 18, The migration gained in momentum
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1940s

"No. 18, The migration gained in momentum" by Jacob Lawrence

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
Urban Studies and Planning
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Exhibits
Illustrations
Order of Operations 1921-1945
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Unicycle novice
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1960s

Unicycle novice, 1960s

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Critical Mass 1955-1968
Students
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"Where do we stand?" banner
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1960s

"Where do we stand?" in 1968

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Education
Activism
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Exhibits
Students
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2010s

Pantonic Steel Orchestra at MIT (2011)

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Caribbean Club
Arts & Humanities
Community
Caribbean
Music
Pop Culture
Recruitment
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Timeline
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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Arts & Humanities
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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Community
Education
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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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)
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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
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)
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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
Community
Music
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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)
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)
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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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