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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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Lee J. Purnell
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1920s

Lee J. Purnell, 1921

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Education
Engineering
Activism
Family
Howard University
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
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Daniel A. Smith
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1900s

Daniel A. Smith, 1903

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Education
Engineering
Health & Medicine
Harlem
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
Technique Yearbook
Tuskegee
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John M. Hunter, 1924
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1920s

John M. Hunter, 1924

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Education
Science
Mentorship
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Richard H. Lewis and Class of 1896
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Richard H. Lewis with MIT Class of 1896

School of Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
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Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Class of 1892
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1890s

Class of 1892

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Robert R. Taylor
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Clinton Blackburn
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2000s

Clinton Blackburn '08

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Arts & Humanities
Business & Finance
Education
Engineering
Technology
Africa(n)
Brass Rat
Mentorship
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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Robert R. Taylor Limited Edition Forever Stamp, 2015
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2010s

Robert R. Taylor Limited Edition Forever Stamp, 2015

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Engineering
Booker T. Washington
Honors
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Robert R. Taylor
Stamps
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C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson U.S. Postal Stamp, 2014
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2010s

C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson U.S. Postal Stamp, 2014

School of Science
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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Arts & Humanities
Government & Law
Military
Science
Technology
Honors
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Stamps
Tuskegee
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Eleanor Roosevelt visits Tuskegee, 1941
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1940s

Eleanor Roosevelt and Charles Anderson, 1941

School of Science
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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Government & Law
Military
Science
Transportation
Bridge Leaders
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Tuskegee
Women
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Type
Timeline
Doris Lawson Eshun-Dadzie, 1976
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1970s
2018
Doris Lawson Eshun-Dadzie, MIT 1976, Mathematics major, Interphase participant, and varsity basketball player. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Mathematics
MIT Athletics
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Africa(n)
Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Students
MIT Field Hockey Team, 1977
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1970s
2023
Inaugural MIT Field Hockey Team, 1977, documenting the early years of women's intercollegiate athletics. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Community
Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Women
Onyx Charter Line, 1977
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1970s
2017
Onyx Charter Line, 1977, precursor to the Alpha Kappa Alpha Lambda Upsilon Chapter at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Community
Administrators
Greek Life
Harvard
Howard University
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Kristala Jones Prather, 2013
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2010s
2017
Kristala Jones Prather, MIT Class of 1994, Arthur Dehon Little Professor of Chemical Engineering, 2013. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Education
Engineering
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Kristala Jones Prather
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Arlene Maclin, ca. 1975
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1970s
2023
Physicist Arlene Maclin, ca. 1975, CEO of MacSmith STEM Enterprises, early Black woman MIT engineer. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Technology
Harvard
Howard University
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Lincoln Lab
NASA
Saint-Gobain LEAD Black History Month Guest Speaker: Gerald Baron (2023)
Video
2020s
2023
Gerald Baron, MIT Class of 1985, speaks at Saint-Gobain's Black History Month event, 2023. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Caribbean Club
Chocolate City (CC)
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Community
Education
Engineering
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Paula T. Hammond
Recruitment
Rising Voices 1995-Present
TRANSCRIPT: Octavia Butler and Samuel Delany, 1998
Document
1990s
2018
Transcript of MIT discussion between Octavia Butler and Samuel Delany on science fiction, 1998. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Humanities
Literature
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Arts & Humanities
Afrofuturism
LGBTQIA+
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Talks
James E. Young, 1983
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1980s
2017
James Edward Young, MIT PhD 1953, became his department's first Black tenured faculty member in 1970. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
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Science
Faculty
Howard University
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Mentorship
Potential Output 1946-1954
Ronald E. Mickens, 1974
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1970s
2017
Ronald E. Mickens, NSF postdoctoral fellow at MIT's Center for Theoretical Physics, photographed 1974. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
School of Science
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Physics
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Science
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mentorship
Humans of MIT: Devin Neal, 2014
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2010s
2018
Humans of MIT: Devin Neal, MIT Class of 2017, on juggling as a community-building activity at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Mathematics
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Community
Science
Humans of MIT
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
MIT Juggler, 2017
Image
2010s
2023
MIT Juggler photographed in 2017, the MIT Juggling Club being the world's oldest continuous such club. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
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Community
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Answering the Call: Advancing the Relevance of Architecture (2022)
Video
2020s
2023
MIT Fall 2022 panel with Whitney M. Young Jr. Award recipients on equity and inclusion in design. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Activism
Honors
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Talks
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