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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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1990s

Interview: Charles Anderson recalls Black Army Air Corps at Tuskegee (1992)

School of Science
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Tuskegee
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1948 Picture of Victor Ransom
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1940s

Victor L. Ransom, 1948

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Case Institute of Technology (Case Western)
Harlem
NASA
Potential Output 1946-1954
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1980s

Ronald E. McNair celebrates return from NASA Mission STS 41-B (1984)

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Omega Psi Phi
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
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Ron McNair during astronaut training, 1983
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1980s

Ronald McNair training at NASA, 1983

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Physics
Omega Psi Phi
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Transportation
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
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Michael Feld and Ron McNair, 1980s
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1980s

Michael Feld and Ronald McNair, 1980s

School of Science
Physics
Omega Psi Phi
Education
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Technology
Bridge Leaders
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Jerome Wiesner
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Omega Psi Phi Tail Jacket
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1910s

Artifact: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Tail Jacket

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Boston University
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Harvard
Howard University
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2000s

Booker Washington Agricultural & Industrial Institute (BWI), est. 1929

School of Architecture and Planning
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Africa(n)
Booker T. Washington
HBCUs
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Alonzo Fields
1920s

Alonzo Fields

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Government & Law
Alonzo Fields
Samuel W. Stratton
Staff
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1990s

Noam Chomsky on Race, Gender and Class with Kathleen Cleaver (1997)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
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BCAP: Hands Connecting Mind and Heart Livestream Celebration (2020)
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2020s
2020
BCAP livestream celebration, 2020, honoring BAMIT's inaugural Community Advancement Program fellows. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
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L. Rafael Reif
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Tunnel66: "Room 20," 2020
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2020s
2020
Tunnel66 isolation art project: Room 20, created during MIT's COVID-19 quarantine period, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Afrofuturism
COVID-19
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Rev. Jesse Jackson at MIT Peace Rally Against Gulf War (1991)
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1990s
2018
Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at MIT Peace Rally Against the Gulf War, January 1991. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Activism
Faith
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Keynotes
Middle East
POSTER: Angela Davis at MIT, 2020
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2020s
2020
Poster for Angela Davis's MIT community discussion on activism and philosophy, October 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Biological Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
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Arts & Humanities
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Talks
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MIT recruitment ad in Ebony Magazine, 1970
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1970s
2020
MIT recruitment advertisement in Ebony Magazine, 1970, part of post-MLK diversity outreach efforts. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Education
Activism
Administrators
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
MIT recruitment ad in Ebony Magazine, 1971
Document
1970s
2020
MIT recruitment advertisement in Ebony Magazine, 1971, continuing post-BSU diversity recruitment. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Education
Activism
Administrators
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Magazine features
Martin Luther King, Jr.
BBSA Black Lives Matter Solidarity Statement, 2020
Document
2020s
2020
MIT Sloan BBSA Black Lives Matter solidarity statement, 2020, affirming racial justice and principled leadership. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
Management
Black Business Students Association (BBSA)
Business & Finance
Community
Activism
Black Lives Matter
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Black Lives Matter MIT Silent Protest (2014)
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2010s
2017
MIT community gathers in silent protest on December 10, 2014 in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Black Lives Matter
L. Rafael Reif
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
All Lives Matter/Black Lives Matter, 2014
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2010s
2018
MIT BSU co-chair Grace Assaye and students respond to BLM and All Lives Matter banners, post-Ferguson, 2014. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
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Black Lives Matter
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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BLM banner at Walcott, 2020
Social media
2020s
2020
BLM banner at MIT's Walcott Hall, September 2020, documenting campus solidarity with the racial justice movement. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
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Black Lives Matter
Living Groups
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Gus Solomons, Jr., 2002
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2000s
2020
Gus Solomons Jr., MIT Class of 1961, architect and renowned choreographer, honored with the MIT Muh Award, 2002. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Architecture
Humanities
Music and Theater Arts
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Music
Rising Voices 1995-Present
The Solomons
Stephanie Espy’s MathSP Meets the Pandemic (2020)
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2020s
2020
Stephanie Espy, MIT Class of 2001, profiled on her MathSP tutoring program during the pandemic, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Education
Engineering
COVID-19
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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