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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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Holiday Message to the MIT Community (2020)

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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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George W. Hines, 1936
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1930s

George W. Hines, 1936

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Order of Operations 1921-1945
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Technique Yearbook
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2010s

MIT Application: Etch-A-Sketch Calculus by David Dezell Turner (2017)

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1980s

MITES, 1986

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Miles and Malik George, 2018
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2010s

Miles and Malik George, 2018

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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2010s

MIT Video Case Study: Aminata Kane and Fula & Style (2014)

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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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William H. Bethel, 1927
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1920s

William H. Bethel, 1927

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Alpha Phi Alpha
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Order of Operations 1921-1945
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Technique Yearbook
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Crispin C. Hall, 1926
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1920s

Crispin C. Hall, 1926

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While Loops with the Farmer: Makinde (2013)

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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.
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Brochure: Is MIT the Place for You? [bilingual]
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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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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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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.
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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.
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Chemical Engineering
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One Day I Too Go Fly trailer (2012)
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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.
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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)
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Intersectional Tech: Exploring the Black Cultural Production of Gamers in Transmediated Culture (2020)
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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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Black Lives Matter
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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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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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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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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A Statement from the MIT Museum, 2020
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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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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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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.
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