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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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MIT Track, 1975
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1970s

MIT Track, 1975 [duplicate]

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Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Illustration: "Brass Shield" by Alyssa Napier, 2015
Document
2010s

Illustration: "Brass Shield" by Alyssa Napier, 2015

School of Science
Chemistry
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Black Women's Alliance (BWA)
Arts & Humanities
Education
Activism
Brass Rat
Illustrations
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Impostor Syndrome by Alyssa Napier, 2015
Document
2010s

Comic strip: "Impostor Syndrome" by Alyssa Napier, 2015

School of Science
Chemistry
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Black Women's Alliance (BWA)
Arts & Humanities
Education
Illustrations
Recruitment
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
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Document
2000s

TRANSCRIPT: "Persuading Talented Teenagers to Dream Bigger" by Shirley A. Jackson, 2013

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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Education
Honors
Kristala Jones Prather
Paula T. Hammond
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Shirley A. Jackson
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BSU 50th Reunion invitation, 2018
Document
2010s

BSU 50th Reunion invitation, 2018

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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Bernice Williams at Interphase, 1974
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1970s

Bernice Williams at Interphase, 1974

School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
MIT Gospel Choir
Arts & Humanities
Education
Engineering
Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Students
Women
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Radiation Lab Group 36 trainees, 1945
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1940s

Radiation Lab Group 36 trainees, 1945

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Education
Engineering
Military
Technology
Lincoln Lab
MIT Rad Lab
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Staff
STEM Education
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2010s

Inaugural BSU newsletter, 2018

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Carolyn Towler, 1979
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1970s

Carolyn Towler, 1979

School of Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
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Community
Health & Medicine
Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
Women
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Timeline
Jim Gates- The Moth: "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (2013)
Video
2010s
2020
Sylvester James Gates Jr., MIT Class of 1973, shares his personal story in The Moth podcast, 2013. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
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Arts & Humanities
Science
Europe(an)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Sylvester James Gates, Jr.
Henry C. Turner, Jr., 1904
Image
1900s
2017
Henry Charles Turner Jr., MIT Class of 1909, enrolled alongside his sister Marie Turner, an early sibling pair. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Biology
Mechanical Engineering
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Government & Law
Health & Medicine
Military
Boston University
Family
Marie C. Turner
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
Marie C. Turner '09
Image
1900s
2017
Marie Celeste Turner, MIT Class of 1909, enrolled alongside her brother Henry Turner, an early sibling pair. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Marie C. Turner
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
Women
The Dixon Brothers, 1898
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1890s
2017
Charles and John Dixon, MIT Classes of 1898 and 1899, early Black brothers to attend the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
School of Science
Chemistry
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Community
Science
Faith
Family
Howard University
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
'Barack Obama': Intro to Deep Learning - MIT 6.S191 (2020)
Video
2020s
2020
MIT's 2020 deep learning lecture opened with an AI-generated Obama video, revealing deepfake risks. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Education
Engineering
Technology
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
AKA Ivy Leaf Pledge Club invitation, mid-late 70s
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1970s
2020
AKA Ivy Leaf Pledge Club invitation, mid-to-late 1970s, documenting early Black sorority life at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Community
Greek Life
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Living Groups
Students
Women
Joy Buolamwini: "AI, Ain't I A Woman?" (2018)
Video
2010s
2020
Joy Buolamwini, MIT SM 2017, performs AI, Ain't I A Woman?, exposing bias in facial recognition, 2018. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Media Arts and Sciences
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Arts & Humanities
Technology
Activism
Africa(n)
Afrofuturism
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Samuel Cullers, 1974
Image
1970s
2020
Samuel Cullers, MIT MCP 1952, possibly the first Black American to earn a city planning graduate degree. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Government & Law
Asia(n)
Canada
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
Fikile Brushett: Powering the Planet (2020)
Video
2020s
2020
MIT Professor Fikile Brushett on electrochemical energy conversion research for sustainable energy, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Engineering
Technology
Africa(n)
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
50 years of Interphase EDGE at MIT (2019)
Video
2010s
2020
MIT's Interphase EDGE program, founded 1969 after MLK Jr.'s assassination to support incoming students. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Education
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Students
Scholarships at MIT: A Climate of Growth for Jonathan Sampson ’20 (2019)
Video
2010s
2020
Jonathan Sampson, MIT Class of 2020, profiled on scholarships and climate at the Institute, 2019. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Community
Education
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Cardinal Warde on STEM education (2018)
Video
2010s
2018
MIT Professor Cardinal Warde, world expert on optical information processing, speaks on STEM education, 2018. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Education
Engineering
Government & Law
Technology
Administrators
Caribbean
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Mentorship
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