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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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Rwandan president Paul Kagame visits MIT, 2014
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2010s

Rwandan president Paul Kagame visits MIT, 2014

School of Science
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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Government & Law
Science
Africa(n)
Faculty
L. Rafael Reif
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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2020s

Commencement keynote address: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (2022)

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Business & Finance
Government & Law
Africa(n)
Commencement
Keynotes
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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Humans of MIT: Douglas Nmagu, 2014
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2010s

Humans of MIT: Douglas Nmagu, 2014

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
MIT Athletics
Community
Education
Africa(n)
Commencement
Humans of MIT
Kente
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Humans of MIT: Joshua Charles Woodard, 2017
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2010s

Humans of MIT: Joshua Woodard, 2017

School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Chocolate City (CC)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Engineering
Activism
Humans of MIT
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mentorship
MIT Spotlight
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Humans of MIT: Rachel Katz, 2015
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2010s

Humans of MIT: Rachel Katz, 2015

School of Engineering
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Biological Engineering
Linguistics and Philosophy
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Humans of MIT
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
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Humans of MIT: Eleane Lema, 2018
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2010s

Humans of MIT: Eleane Lema, 2018

School of Architecture and Planning
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
School of Science
Biology
Chemistry
Music and Theater Arts
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Science
Humans of MIT
Music
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
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Humans of MIT: John Urschel, 2017
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2010s

Humans of MIT: John Urschel, 2017

School of Science
Mathematics
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Community
Education
Mathematics
Athletics
Humans of MIT
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Lauren Jefferson
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2010s

Humans of MIT: Lauren Jefferson, 2014

Sloan School of Management
Management
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Business & Finance
Community
Humans of MIT
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
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Graduate at commencement, 1988
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1980s

Commencement, 1988

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Education
Commencement
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Timeline
BAMIT Capstone Weekend: A Backward Glance at Our History and a Look Forward at Our Future (2018)
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2010s
2019
BAMIT Capstone Weekend, November 2018, honoring the BSU's 50th anniversary, theme: The Road to 50. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Afrofuturism
Clarence G. Wiliams
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Honors
Keynotes
Kelvin Doe wows MIT (2012)
Video
2010s
2018
Kelvin Doe, 15-year-old Sierra Leonean engineering whiz, visits MIT to share his self-taught innovations, 2012. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Technology
Africa(n)
Harvard
Mentorship
Music
Recruitment
James B. Ames, 1937
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1930s
2017
James Bradford Ames, MIT Class of 1937, among the first African Americans to earn a chemistry degree at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Chemistry
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Africa(n)
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
Ceasar McDowell: "Democracy from the Margins" (2015)
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2010s
2018
MIT Professor Ceasar McDowell on designing cities with marginalized communities at the center, 2015. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community
Government & Law
Activism
Faculty
Harvard
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Talks
Transcript: AIChE Interview with Henry T. Brown, 2015
Document
2010s
2017
Transcript of AIChE interview with MIT chemical engineer Henry T. Brown on his career, 2015. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Education
Engineering
Science
Activism
Critical Mass 1955-1968
NAACP
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Storied Women of MIT: Melissa Nobles (2018)
Video
2010s
2018
Melissa Nobles, MIT SHASS Dean, profiled in the Storied Women of MIT series, 2018. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Political Science
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Administrators
Faculty
Melissa Nobles
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
Marcus Thompson with MIT Experimental Music Studio, c. 1973
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1970s
2018
Marcus Thompson performs with the MIT Experimental Music Studio and onstage at Kresge, ca. 1973. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Media Arts and Sciences
Music and Theater Arts
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Arts & Humanities
Technology
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Marcus A. Thompson
Music
Robert T. Coles, late 1960s
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1960s
2018
Robert T. Coles, MIT MArch 1955, architect and author, photographed in the late 1960s. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Community
Government & Law
Activism
Athletics
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Robert T. Coles: Architecture + Advocacy (Alumni Books Podcast), 2017
Audio
2010s
2018
Robert T. Coles, MIT MArch 1955, discusses Architecture and Advocacy on the Alumni Books Podcast, 2017. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Community
Government & Law
Activism
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Brochure: Architecture+Advocacy by Robert T. Coles, 2016
Document
2010s
2018
Brochure for Architecture and Advocacy (2016) by Robert T. Coles, MIT MArch 1955, on race and design. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Community
Activism
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Humans of MIT: Ryan King-Shepard, 2014
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2010s
2018
Humans of MIT: Ryan King-Shepard on performing improv comedy in Boston clubs while studying at MIT, 2014. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
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Community
Humans of MIT
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Humans of MIT: Xavier Hubbard, 2014
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2010s
2017
Humans of MIT: Xavier Hubbard, MIT Class of 2014, on working with MDF and belt sanders in MIT's workshops. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
School of Science
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
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Community
Engineering
Humans of MIT
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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