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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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MIT Gospel Choir reunion, 2016
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2010s

MIT Gospel Choir reunion, 2016

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MIT Gospel Choir
Arts & Humanities
Community
Faith
Music
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Clarence Ellis, 1975
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1970s

Clarence Ellis, 1975

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Engineering
Mathematics
Science
Technology
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Clarence G. Williams with educators at conference, 1970s
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1970s

Clarence G. Williams with educators at conference, 1970s

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Administration
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Clarence G. Wiliams
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HBCUs
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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1960s

MIT: Progressions (1969)

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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Shirley A. Jackson
Students
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Varsity Women's Basketball team member Beverly Herbert, ca. 1974
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1970s

Varsity Women's Basketball team member Beverly Herbert, ca. 1974

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Women
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Silvio Napoleon Vitale instructs two student fencers, ca. 1971
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1970s

Pamela Jackson, ca. 1971

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Women
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Beverly Herbert, 1975
1970s

Beverly Herbert, 1975

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Education
Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Women
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Inaugural MIT Varsity Women’s Crew Team, 1974
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1970s

Inaugural MIT Varsity Women’s Crew Team, 1974

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Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Women
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MIT Varsity Women's Basketball Team, 1974-75
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1970s

MIT Varsity Women's Basketball Team, 1974-75

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Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Women
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MIT Gospel Choir, 1978
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1970s
2018
MIT Gospel Choir, 1978, a source of faith and community for Black students at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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MIT Gospel Choir
Community
Faith
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Music
Students
Student leaders, 2015
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2010s
2018
BSU and BGSA student leaders meet to address equity and inclusion concerns at MIT, December 2015. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Activism
Administrators
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Nthato Motlana at MIT, 1985
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1980s
2017
South African physician Nthato Motlana speaks at MIT's 1985 Institute Colloquium on Apartheid. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Government & Law
Activism
Africa(n)
Conferences
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Keynotes
2nd Annual MLK Celebration — Walter J. Leonard, 1975
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1970s
2018
Walter J. Leonard delivers the keynote at MIT's 2nd Annual MLK Breakfast, Kresge Auditorium, 1975. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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MIT Gospel Choir
Community
Administrators
Faith
Harvard
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
MIT Gospel Choir, 1974
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1970s
2017
MIT Gospel Choir, 1974, documenting the faith and music community among Black MIT students. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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MIT Gospel Choir
Arts & Humanities
Faith
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
Students
Cast of "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf ," 1992
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1990s
2018
MIT production of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf, 1992. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Music and Theater Arts
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Pop Culture
Students
Women
Henry A. Hill, ca. 1977
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1970s
2017
Henry Aaron Hill, MIT PhD 1942, became the first Black president of the American Chemical Society in 1977. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Chemistry
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Government & Law
Science
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Corporation
Order of Operations 1921-1945
University of Chicago
Halloween party, 1984
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1980s
2018
Halloween party at MIT, 1984, documenting student social life in the Black community at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Living Groups
Pop Culture
Students
Technique Yearbook
D. Fox Harrell — Virtual Identities (Future of Storytelling, 2017)
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2010s
2017
MIT Professor D. Fox Harrell on virtual identities and how human bias shapes digital storytelling systems, 2017. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
School of Science
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Arts & Humanities
Science
Technology
Faculty
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
From MIT List Collection: "Watson and the Shark," 1990
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2000s
2018
Watson and the Shark (1990) by Eric Avery, from the MIT List Visual Arts Center Student Loan Art Collection. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
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Illustrations
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
High school student visitors on Killian Court, 1972
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1970s
2017
High school students visit Killian Court, 1972, part of MIT's first major effort to recruit Black students. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Education
Administrators
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Recruitment
Students
High school student visitors on Mass. Ave., 1972
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1970s
2017
High school student visitors on Mass. Ave., 1972, as part of MIT's first Black student recruitment initiative. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Education
Administrators
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Recruitment
Students
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