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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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The 83s
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1980s

BSU's The 83's

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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2010s

"Marked and Scarred" by Kelvin Frazier, 2015

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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
MIT Gospel Choir
Arts & Humanities
Education
Science
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Music
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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Jones’ Lunch at the Boston campus gymnasium, ca. 1878
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1870s

Jones’ Lunch at the Boston campus gymnasium, ca. 1878

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John D. Runkle
MIT Corporation
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Staff
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Jones's Lunch
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1870s

Jones's Lunch, ca. 1875

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John D. Runkle
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Staff
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2010s

Henry Brown on the Future of Chemical Engineering Education (2017)

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Engineering
Critical Mass 1955-1968
NAACP
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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Reginald Griffith, 1955
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1950s

Reginald Griffith, 1955

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
Urban Studies and Planning
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Africa(n)
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Student in lab, 1986
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1980s

Students working in lab, 1986

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Alpha Phi Alpha
Engineering
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Shirley Jackson, 1973
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1970s

Shirley Jackson, 1973

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Physics
Black Students' Union (BSU)
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Engineering
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Corporation
Shirley A. Jackson
Students
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Robert R. Taylor in his later years
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1930s

Robert R. Taylor, ca. late 1930s

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Booker T. Washington
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Robert R. Taylor
Tuskegee
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MIT President Sally Kornbluth speaks on the Supreme Court affirmative action ruling, 2023
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2020s
2023
MIT President Sally Kornbluth speaks on the Supreme Court affirmative action ruling, June 2023. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Sally Kornbluth
Women
Yolanda Hinton's WTBS ID card, ca. 1978
Document
1970s
2017
Yolanda 'Jinx' L. Hinton '77, SM '80, a student activist and WTBS radio presence at MIT, reflects on her years at the Institute and the birth of her daughter, also an MIT alumna, during graduate school.
School of Engineering
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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Arts & Humanities
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
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WGBH/WTBS
Curtis and Beverly Morrow at Tech Reunions, 2023
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2020s
2023
Curtis and Beverly Morrow, MIT Class of 1973, celebrate 50th wedding anniversary and 50th Tech Reunion, 2023. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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Business & Finance
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Quarter Century Club
Rising Voices 1995-Present
MIT Gospel Choir reunion, 2016
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2010s
2017
MIT Gospel Choir reunion, 2016, celebrating the group's role in Black student life at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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MIT Gospel Choir
Arts & Humanities
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Faith
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Clarence Ellis, 1975
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1970s
2023
Clarence Ellis, first African American to earn a PhD in Computer Science (1969), photographed at MIT in 1975. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Education
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Clarence G. Williams with educators at conference, 1970s
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1970s
2023
Clarence G. Williams with educators at a 1970s conference, during his work building MIT's Black History Project. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
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Clarence G. Wiliams
Conferences
HBCUs
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT: Progressions (1969)
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1960s
2017
MIT: Progressions (1969), a recruitment video featuring early Black students including Shirley Jackson. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Recruitment
Shirley A. Jackson
Students
Varsity Women's Basketball team member Beverly Herbert, ca. 1974
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1970s
2023
Beverly L. Herbert '75, a varsity women's basketball team member around 1974, reflects on her activism and community-building role as a Black woman student at MIT.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community
Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Women
Pamela Jackson, ca. 1971
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1970s
2022
Pamela Jackson, fencer on MIT's women's team, photographed ca. 1971 in the Black History archive. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
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Arts & Humanities
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Athletics
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Women
Beverly Herbert, 1975
1970s
2023
Beverly Herbert, MIT 1975 and MCP 1976, helped build MIT's women's basketball program as an undergraduate. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community
Education
Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Women
Inaugural MIT Varsity Women’s Crew Team, 1974
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1970s
2023
Inaugural MIT Varsity Women's Crew Team, 1974, including the first African American woman on the team. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Women
MIT Varsity Women's Basketball Team, 1974-75
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1970s
2023
MIT Varsity Women's Basketball Team, established 1974-75, pioneering women's athletics at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Women
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