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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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MSRP: Nathalie Thelemaque, 2019
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2010s

MSRP: Nathalie Thelemaque, 2019

School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
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2010s

MSRP: Nathalie Thelemaque, 2019 [duplicate]

School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
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Thomas Meeks, 1947
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1940s

Thomas O. Meeks, 1947

School of Science
Physics
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Science
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Technique Yearbook
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2020s

Unfinished Business: Remarks to the Black Graduates of 2021

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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
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Keynotes
L. Rafael Reif
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Poster: "mit bsu" by Dietmar Winkler, c. 1970
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1970s

Poster: "mit bsu" by Dietmar Winkler, c. 1970

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Arts & Humanities
Europe(an)
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Staff
Women
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Ron McNair playing sax in space, 1984
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Ron McNair plays sax in space, 1984

School of Science
Physics
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Arts & Humanities
Engineering
Science
Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
NASA
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Ronald E. McNair
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2020s

From Ferguson to Sheikh Jarrah: The Black and Palestinian Struggle for Justice (2021)

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Community
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Black Lives Matter
Middle East
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2020s

MIT-Ayiti.net (2021)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Linguistics and Philosophy
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Caribbean
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Students
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Chase T.M. Anderson, 2021
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2020s

Chase T.M. Anderson, 2021

School of Science
Biology
Chemistry
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Health & Medicine
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LGBTQIA+
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Trevor Walker on "Jeopardy," 2013
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2010s
2020
MIT sophomore Trevor Walker wins Jeopardy quarter-final and semi-final, aired November 2013. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Arts & Humanities
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Brochure: Is MIT the Place for You? [bilingual]
Document
1970s
2017
MIT bilingual brochure: Is MIT the Place for You?, addressing prospective underrepresented minority students. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Education
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Recruitment
Students
MIT and the Legacy of Slavery (2018)
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2010s
2018
MIT and the Legacy of Slavery, 2018, an undergraduate research course on MIT's historical connections. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Administration
History
Humanities
Political Science
Science, Technology, and Society
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Arts & Humanities
Community
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Engineering
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Craig S. Wilder
L. Rafael Reif
Melissa Nobles
MIT Presidents
Paula Hammond and Lego, 2015
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2010s
2020
Paula Hammond, MIT chemical engineer, featured in Lego Women of Science project, 2015. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Faculty
Magazine features
NASA
Paula T. Hammond
Pop Culture
One Day I Too Go Fly trailer (2012)
Video
2020
One Day I Too Go Fly (2012), documentary on MIT undergraduate students from four African nations. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Media Arts and Sciences
Music and Theater Arts
African Students' Association (ASA)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Students
Women
MIT African Students' Association, 2019
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2010s
2020
MIT African Students' Association, 2019, bringing African culture and community to the MIT campus. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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African Students' Association (ASA)
Community
Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Intersectional Tech: Exploring the Black Cultural Production of Gamers in Transmediated Culture (2020)
Video
2020s
2020
MIT MLK Visiting Professor Kishonna Gray on intersectional technology and Black gaming culture, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
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Community
Technology
Afrofuturism
Black Lives Matter
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
MIT Communications Forum: Race, Politics and American Media (2009)
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2000s
2020
MIT Communications Forum on race, politics, and American media in the post-Obama era, 2009. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Urban Studies and Planning
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Government & Law
Faculty
Harvard
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Guru's First Tapes, 1986
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1980s
2020
Guru's first tapes, 1986, the earliest recordings of Gang Starr on WMBR, ground zero for Boston's hip-hop scene. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
Pop Culture
A Statement from the MIT Museum, 2020
Document
2020s
2020
MIT Museum statement, May 29, 2020, responding to George Floyd's death and President Reif's address. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Community
Activism
Black Lives Matter
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Shirley Chisholm, MIT Commencement Address (1984)
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1980s
2020
Shirley Chisholm delivers MIT's 1984 Commencement address to graduating students. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Community
Government & Law
Activism
Commencement
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Keynotes
Paul E. Gray
WTBS "The Ghetto" promo
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1970s
2017
A promotional piece for WTBS's 'The Ghetto,' the soul-music radio show created by Black MIT students in 1969-70 that united the Cambridge and Boston Black community through music.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Management
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Activism
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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