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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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Astronaut candidates R. McNair, G. Bluford, and F. Gregory
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1970s

NASA astronaut candidates Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Frederick Gregory, 1978

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Science
Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Magazine features
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
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Bennie F. L. Ward, 2025
2020s

Bennie F. L. Ward, 2025

School of Science
Mathematics
Physics
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Education
Science
Conferences
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Quarter Century Club
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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"Sisters in Making" exhibit, 2024
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2020s

MIT Libraries "Sisters in Making" exhibit, 2024

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Technology
Exhibits
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
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MIT Spotlight: Martin Luther King Day, 2024
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2020s

MIT Spotlight: Martin Luther King Day, 2024

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Community
Activism
Administrators
Illustrations
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Latinx and Latin America(n)
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Joseph S. Dunning, 1937
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1930s

Joseph S. Dunning, 1937

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Community
Technology
Transportation
Harvard
NAACP
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Stanford
Students
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Herbert L. Hardy, 1952
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1950s

Herbert L. Hardy, 1952

School of Science
Physics
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Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Herbert L. Hardy and boys with electrical equipment, ca. 1951
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1950s

Herbert L. Hardy and boys with electrical equipment, ca. 1951

School of Science
Physics
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Engineering
Potential Output 1946-1954
STEM Education
Students
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John Stroman at MITSO rehearsal, 1977
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1970s

John Stroman at MITSO rehearsal, 1977

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Marcus A. Thompson
Music
Ronald E. McNair
Students
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Philip Abel Adama in a scene from 'Brief Tender Light,' 2023
Audio
2020s

African-born students shine as agents of change in documentary 'Brief Tender Light' (2023)

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
African Students' Association (ASA)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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The Inclusion Show: Father Gregory Chisholm (2014)
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2010s
2021
Father Gregory Chisholm SJ, MIT PhD 1989, featured on The Inclusion Show, 2014. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Arts & Humanities
Faith
Rising Voices 1995-Present
CBS News "Eye To Eye": NAACP's Future (2007)
Video
2000s
2021
CBS News interview with NAACP chair Julian Bond and former president Bruce Gordon, MIT SM 1988, 2007. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
Management
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Community
Activism
NAACP
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Covid-19 vaccines arrive at MIT (2021)
Video
2020s
2021
MIT receives its first Covid-19 vaccine shipment in late 2020, beginning immunization of healthcare workers. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Community
Administrators
Caribbean
COVID-19
Latinx and Latin America(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Impact of Your Vote (2020)
Video
2020s
2021
Impact of Your Vote panel, October 2020, on how down-ballot races affect issues MIT community members care about. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Science, Technology, and Society
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Community
Government & Law
Activism
NAACP
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Working Women: Jennie Patrick (1983)
Video
1980s
2021
A 1983 Louisiana Public Broadcasting episode featuring Dr. Jennie Patrick ScD '79, the first Black woman in the U.S. to earn a doctorate in chemical engineering, discussing her career and barriers she faced.
School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Engineering
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Tuskegee
Women
Protest for Divestment at MIT, 1990
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1990s
2021
MIT student Sean Dougherty arrested during divestment from South Africa protest, 1990. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Activism
Africa(n)
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
MIT Shantytown, 1986
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1980s
2021
MIT Coalition Against Apartheid builds a shantytown protest on campus to press for divestment, 1986. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Activism
Africa(n)
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Anti-Apartheid 'shanty' demonstration, 1990
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1990s
2018
Anti-Apartheid shanty demonstration at MIT, 1990, supported by faculty including Prof. Willard R. Johnson. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Administration
Political Science
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community
Activism
Africa(n)
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Corporation
"Applaud the Culture" on The Real: Tiera Fletcher (2021)
Video
2020s
2021
Tiera Fletcher, MIT 2017, NASA engineer, speaks on The Real about her aerospace career, 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Community
Education
Engineering
Science
Technology
Mentorship
NASA
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Ronald E. McNair Building Dedication, Center for Space Research (1986)
Video
1980s
2018
MIT dedicates Building 37 as the Ronald E. McNair Building, Center for Space Research, 1986. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
School of Science
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Physics
MIT Gospel Choir
Community
Science
Transportation
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faculty
Honors
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Michael Feld
Memorandum: An Excellent Affirmative Action Plan Versus Failure to Meet Goals Relative to Black Faculty and Staff, 1975
Document
1970s
2017
Clarence G. Williams memo on affirmative action and Black faculty goals to MIT leadership, 1975. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Education
Administrators
Clarence G. Wiliams
Data
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
andré carrington- "The Tip of the Iceberg: Sound Studies and the Future of Afrofuturism," 2018
Audio
2010s
2018
Andre carrington on sound studies and Afrofuturism, from Sun Ra to Parliament Funkadelic, MIT 2018. 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
Technology
Afrofuturism
Music
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Talks
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