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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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Ronald E. McNair with fellow Challenger crew members, 1986
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1980s

Ronald E. McNair with fellow Challenger crew members, 1986

School of Science
Physics
Omega Psi Phi
Science
Technology
Transportation
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Michael Feld
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
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Northern Student Movement, 1965
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1960s

Northern Student Movement, 1965

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Education
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Nathan Graham, 1981
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1980s

Nathan Graham, 1981

School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Engineering
Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
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MLK exhibit: writing on the wall, 1968
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1960s

MLK exhibit: writing on the wall, 1968

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Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Activism
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Exhibits
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Technique Yearbook
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Student Center MLK Exhibit
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1960s

MLK exhibit, 1968

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Activism
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Exhibits
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Solo chess, 1984
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1980s

Solo chess, 1984

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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Interphase trigonometry class, 1975
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1970s

Interphase trigonometry class, 1975

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Education
Mathematics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Latinx and Latin America(n)
Mentorship
Students
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Operation Crossroads Africa, 1961
Document
1960s

Catalog card: Operation Crossroads Africa, 1961

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Community
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Students
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Foreign Student Summer Project, 1953
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1950s

Foreign Student Summer Project, 1953

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Africa(n)
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
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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)
Community
Activism
Conferences
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Shirley A. Jackson
Students
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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Community
Government & Law
Exhibits
Honors
L. Rafael Reif
MIT Presidents
Pop Culture
MIT PhDs, 2018
Image
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.
School of Engineering
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
School of Science
Chemistry
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
Media Arts and Sciences
Nuclear Science and Engineering
Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Engineering
Science
Commencement
Honors
Kente
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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
Honors
Kente
Mentorship
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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Community
Education
Government & Law
Administrators
Brass Rat
Bridge Leaders
Community Fellows Program
Faculty
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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Community
Activism
Africa(n)
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Corporation
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