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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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2010s

Hubert E. Jones, Mass. Humanities Governor's Award in the Humanities (2014)

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community Fellows Program
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
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Marlyse Reeves
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2010s

MIT Spotlight: Marlyse Reeves '17

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Aeronautics and Astronautics
Women in Aerospace Engineering (WAE)
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MIT Spotlight
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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President Obama at the Hammond Lab
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2000s

President Obama visits the Hammond Lab, 2009

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Chemical Engineering
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Paula T. Hammond
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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Carlton Sockwell
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1970s

Carlton Sockwell, Summer 1972

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Linguistics and Philosophy
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Arts & Humanities
Mathematics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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American Red Cross Disaster Relief campaign
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2000s

American Red Cross Disaster Relief campaign, 2005

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Chocolate City (CC)
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Health & Medicine
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Greek Life
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Bradley Sheares
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1980s

Post-doc Bradley Sheares, 1985

School of Engineering
Biological Engineering
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HBCUs
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Karl Reid
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1980s

Karl Reid with students, 1984

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National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Joseph Applegate, 1959
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Joseph Applegate, 1959

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Global Studies and Languages
Linguistics and Philosophy
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Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
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Howard University
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Shirley Chisholm
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1980s

Shirley Chisholm at MIT, 1984

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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Jim Gates- The Moth: "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (2013)
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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
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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
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Boston University
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Marie C. Turner
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
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Marie C. Turner '09
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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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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
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Howard University
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
'Barack Obama': Intro to Deep Learning - MIT 6.S191 (2020)
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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)
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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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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Caribbean
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Mentorship
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