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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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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
Women
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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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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Physics
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Harvard
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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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)
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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)
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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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Caribbean
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Impact of Your Vote (2020)
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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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Government & Law
Activism
NAACP
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Working Women: Jennie Patrick (1983)
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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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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)
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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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Clarence G. Wiliams
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
andré carrington- "The Tip of the Iceberg: Sound Studies and the Future of Afrofuturism," 2018
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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
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