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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

Jim Gates- The Moth: "Go Tell It on the Mountain" (2013)

School of Science
Physics
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Science
Europe(an)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Sylvester James Gates, Jr.
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Henry C. Turner, Jr.
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1900s

Henry C. Turner, Jr., 1904

School of Engineering
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Mechanical 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
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1900s

Marie C. Turner '09

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Marie C. Turner
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
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Women
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The Dixon Brothers
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1890s

The Dixon Brothers, 1898

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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Howard University
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
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2020s

'Barack Obama': Intro to Deep Learning - MIT 6.S191 (2020)

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Technology
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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AKA Ivy Leaf Pledge Club invitation, mid-late 70s
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1970s

AKA Ivy Leaf Pledge Club invitation, mid-late 70s

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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Women
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2010s

Joy Buolamwini: "AI, Ain't I A Woman?" (2018)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Media Arts and Sciences
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Africa(n)
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Samuel Cullers, 1974
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1970s

Samuel Cullers, 1974

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Asia(n)
Canada
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
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2020s

Fikile Brushett: Powering the Planet (2020)

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Student panel, ca. 1969
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1960s
2018
MIT student panel, ca. 1969, addressing campus climate and equity in the post-King era. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Students' Union (BSU)
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Shirley A. Jackson
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Robert R. Taylor U.S. Postal Stamp unveiling, 2015
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2010s
2018
US Postal Service unveiling of the Robert R. Taylor Forever Stamp, February 2015. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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L. Rafael Reif
MIT Presidents
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MIT PhDs, 2018
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2010s
2018
MIT PhDs 2018: Mareena Robinson-Snowden, the first Black woman to earn a nuclear engineering PhD from MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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School of Science
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Nuclear Science and Engineering
Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
Arts & Humanities
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Engineering
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Commencement
Honors
Kente
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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MLK Exhibit, 1976
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1970s
2017
MIT MLK Exhibit, 1976, marking the annual commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Exhibits
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Lil B at MIT (2014)
Video
2010s
2018
Rapper Lil B lectures MIT students on leadership and love at the Stata Center, November 2014. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Arts & Humanities
Music
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Ben Moultrie and W. Ahmad Salih, 1971
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1970s
2017
Financial-aid administrator Benjamin F. Moultrie and student activist Waayl Ahmad Salih, MIT, 1971. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Sloan School of Management
Administration
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Management
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Education
Activism
Administrators
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Paul E. Gray
Black Graduate Celebration: Wakanda salute, 2018
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2010s
2018
Black Graduate Celebration Wakanda salute, 2018, BAMIT honors graduates with kente stoles, Road to 50 theme. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Africa(n)
Afrofuturism
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Kente
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BAMIT35 circle of hands, 2014
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2010s
2018
BAMIT35 circle of hands, 2014, documenting the 35th anniversary Black alumni gathering at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Community
Brass Rat
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Phillip Clay and Brass Rat, 2013
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2010s
2018
MIT Chancellor Phillip L. Clay, MIT PhD 1975, photographed with Brass Rat class ring, 2013. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Government & Law
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Student, 1989
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1980s
2018
MIT student photographed in 1989, documented in the Black History Project photo archive. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Brass Rat
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Women
Shantytown built in protest by Coalition Against Apartheid, 1987
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1980s
2017
MIT Coalition Against Apartheid shantytown protest pressing for South African divestment, 1987. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Administration
Political Science
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community
Activism
Africa(n)
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Corporation
Anti-Apartheid student rally, 1986
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1980s
2018
Anti-Apartheid student rally at MIT, 1986, organized by the Coalition Against Apartheid with faculty support. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Activism
Africa(n)
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Corporation
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