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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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Humans of MIT: Joseff K Kolman, 2017
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2010s

Humans of MIT: Joseff K Kolman, 2017

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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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N'Jadaka AKA Erik Killmonger, 2018
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2010s

N'Jadaka AKA Erik Killmonger, 2018

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Africa(n)
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Miriam Sharpe in "Spiderman," 2017
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2010s

Illustration: Miriam Sharpe in "Spider-Man: Homecoming Prelude," 2017

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Miriam Sharpe in "Captain America: Civil War," 2016
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2010s

Miriam Sharpe in "Captain America: Civil War," 2016

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James Rhodes (War Machine), 2016
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2010s

Illustration: James Rhodes (War Machine), 2016

School of Engineering
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Illustration: Human Torch at MIT, 2016
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2010s

Illustration: Human Torch at MIT, 2016

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MIT Media Lab Disobedience Award, 2018
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2010s

MIT Media Lab Disobedience Award, 2018

School of Architecture and Planning
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Rambax MIT (2010)

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Gabby Ballard
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2010s

Audio Interview: Gabby Ballard, 2017

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MIT Class of 2020 President: Nwanacho Nwana, 2020
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2020s
2020
Nwanacho Nwana, president of the MIT Class of 2020, speaks at MIT's first online Commencement, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
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Walt and Stan, 1973
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1970s
2020
A 1973 photograph of Walter Eustace Gibbons '73 and Stanley David Reed '74, two Black MIT students who went on to careers in electrical engineering and chemistry respectively.
School of Engineering
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Black Students' Union (BSU)
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Anikia Nelson: Peaceful Loving Vibrant Podcast (2020)
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2020s
2020
Anikia Nelson, MIT 2010, created the Peaceful Loving Vibrant Podcast on meditation for people of color. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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From BSU to BAMIT: MIT's Black Students' Union turns 50 (2018)
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2010s
2018
From BSU to BAMIT: MIT's Black Students' Union turns 50, 2018, a history of 50 years of Black student community. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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MIT Baddies: Beauty & Brains (2020)
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2020s
2020
MIT Baddies: Beauty and Brains DontRush Challenge video featuring MIT women students, spring 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
COVID-19
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
"Heal! — A Battle Poem for the Climate and Its Defenders" (2020)
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2020s
2020
Premiere of Heal!, a climate poem by Tiandra Ray, MIT 2015, performed by the MIT Festival Jazz Ensemble, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
Music and Theater Arts
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Arts & Humanities
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
David Adjaye discusses Eero Saarinen’s MIT Chapel (2016)
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2010s
2020
Architect David Adjaye discusses Eero Saarinen's MIT Chapel during his 2015-16 Eugene McDermott Award residency. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
MIT Better World: Marty Culpepper, 2020
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2020s
2020
MIT professor Marty Culpepper speaks at MIT Better World Westchester/Fairfield event, February 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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NASA Astronaut Stephanie Wilson, 2020
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2020s
2020
NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson speaks at MIT Lincoln Lab MLK Luncheon, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Harvard
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Lincoln Lab
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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BCAP Fellows: Melissa Isidor and Danielle Geathers, 2020
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2020s
2020
BCAP Fellows Melissa Isidor and Danielle Geathers, 2020, supported by BAMIT's student public-service program. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Urban Studies and Planning
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Bernard Loyd: Raising $8M to restore Bronzeville`s Forum (2020)
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2020s
2020
Bernard Loyd, MIT 1985 and PhD 1989, left aerodynamics for community development in Bronzeville, Chicago. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Community
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Frederick J. Hemmings, 1897
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1890s
2017
Frederick J. Hemmings, MIT Class of 1897, Roxbury chemist who installed Tuskegee's first electrical equipment. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
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Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
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