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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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Dzidula Kpodo, Alayo Oloko, and Jean Billa in "Nkrumah's Last Day," 2022
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2020s

Dzidula Kpodo, Alayo Oloko, and Jean Billa in "Nkrumah's Last Day," 2022

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Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Javit Drake and Nigerian MIT-ETT fellows, 2022
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2020s

Javit Drake and Nigerian MIT-ETT fellows, 2022

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Engineering
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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MLK illustration by José-Luis Olivares
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2020s

MIT Spotlight: Martin Luther King Day, 2023

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Martin Luther King, Jr.
MIT Spotlight
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Obituary: Willie Ray "Karimi" Mackey, 2004
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2000s

Obituary: Willie Ray "Karimi" Mackey, 2004

School of Science
Physics
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Engineering
Government & Law
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Technology
Africa(n)
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Jerome Bert Wiesner and others at Project Interphase luncheon, 1974
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1970s

Jerome Bert Wiesner and others at Project Interphase luncheon, 1974

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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Jerome Wiesner
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BSU leaders meet with MIT Admissions, ca. 1969
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1960s

BSU leaders meet with MIT Admissions, ca. 1969

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Cornell Pearcy
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1970s

Cornell Pearcy '79 at student conference, 1977

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Chocolate City (CC)
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Ernest Cohen in class, 1963
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1960s

Ernest Cohen in class, 1963

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
Ernest Cohen
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Technique Yearbook
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Malik and Miles George and Pres. L. Rafael Reif
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2020s

Mass STEM Week kickoff, 2021

School of Architecture and Planning
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Holiday Message to the MIT Community (2020)
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2020s
2020
MIT Director of Athletics G. Anthony Grant delivers a holiday message to the MIT and DAPER community, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
MIT Athletics
Community
Administrators
Athletics
COVID-19
Rising Voices 1995-Present
George W. Hines, 1936
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1930s
2017
George W. Hines, MIT Class of 1936, the youngest student ever to matriculate at Howard University. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
MIT Application: Etch-A-Sketch Calculus by David Dezell Turner (2017)
Video
2010s
2020
Dezell Turner's Etch-A-Sketch calculus video earns MIT admission from Des Moines Central Academy, 2017. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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MITES, 1986
Social media
1980s
2020
MITES summer program participants, 1986, from the Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MITES
Recruitment
STEM Education
Students
Miles and Malik George, 2018
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2010s
2020
Twin brothers Miles and Malik George, MIT Class of 2022, co-valedictorians who both enrolled at MIT, 2018. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Biological Engineering
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Education
Family
Harvard
MITES
Recruitment
Rising Voices 1995-Present
MIT Video Case Study: Aminata Kane and Fula & Style (2014)
Video
2010s
2019
Aminata Kane, MIT MBA 2013, profiled in MIT Video Case Study on her Africa-based fashion startup, 2014. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
Management
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Business & Finance
Africa(n)
Fashion
Kente
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
William H. Bethel, 1927
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1920s
2018
William H. Bethel '27, a Civil Engineering graduate, pledged Alpha Phi Alpha at MIT in 1925, becoming one of the early Black fraternity members at the Institute.
School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Alpha Phi Alpha
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Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
Crispin C. Hall, 1926
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1920s
2018
Crispin C. Hall, MIT BS 1926 and MS 1928 in Civil Engineering, from Barbados, retired after a 43-year career. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Alpha Phi Alpha
Engineering
Transportation
Caribbean
NAACP
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
While Loops with the Farmer: Makinde (2013)
Video
2020
A 2013 code.org video featuring MIT alumnus Makinde Adeagbo '07, a Pinterest engineer, explaining 'while loops' as part of a broader campaign to teach programming to young people.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Education
Mathematics
Technology
Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Rho Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, 2006
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2000s
2017
Rho Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, chartered at MIT September 2006. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Clarence G. Wiliams
Greek Life
Harvard
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Osie V. Combs, Jr., 2020
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2020s
2020
Osie V. Combs Jr., MIT Class of 1977, organizes COVID-19 response effort for his community, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Government & Law
Health & Medicine
Military
Science
Technology
COVID-19
HBCUs
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Magazine features
Rising Voices 1995-Present
"Coded Bias" official trailer (2020)
Video
2020s
2020
Coded Bias (2020) official trailer, documentary on AI facial recognition bias rooted in MIT media research. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Media Arts and Sciences
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Arts & Humanities
Technology
Afrofuturism
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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