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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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Dzidula Kpodo, Alayo Oloko, and Jean Billa in "Nkrumah's Last Day," 2022
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2020s

Dzidula Kpodo, Alayo Oloko, and Jean Billa in "Nkrumah's Last Day," 2022

School of Architecture and Planning
School of Engineering
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Architecture
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Music and Theater Arts
Urban Studies and Planning
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Arts & Humanities
Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Javit Drake and Nigerian MIT-ETT fellows, 2022
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2020s

Javit Drake and Nigerian MIT-ETT fellows, 2022

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Engineering
Science
Africa(n)
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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MLK illustration by José-Luis Olivares
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2020s

MIT Spotlight: Martin Luther King Day, 2023

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Activism
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Latinx and Latin America(n)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
MIT Spotlight
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Obituary: Willie Ray "Karimi" Mackey, 2004
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2000s

Obituary: Willie Ray "Karimi" Mackey, 2004

School of Science
Physics
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Arts & Humanities
Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Technology
Africa(n)
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Jerome Bert Wiesner and others at Project Interphase luncheon, 1974
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1970s

Jerome Bert Wiesner and others at Project Interphase luncheon, 1974

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Administration
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Jerome Wiesner
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BSU leaders meet with MIT Admissions, ca. 1969
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1960s

BSU leaders meet with MIT Admissions, ca. 1969

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Cornell Pearcy
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1970s

Cornell Pearcy '79 at student conference, 1977

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chocolate City (CC)
Health & Medicine
Science
Technology
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Ernest Cohen in class, 1963
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1960s

Ernest Cohen in class, 1963

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
Ernest Cohen
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Malik and Miles George and Pres. L. Rafael Reif
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2020s

Mass STEM Week kickoff, 2021

School of Architecture and Planning
Administration
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Community
COVID-19
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L. Rafael Reif
MIT Presidents
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Phil Freelon and David Adjaye: Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (2016)
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2010s
2018
Architects Phil Freelon and David Adjaye discuss the National Museum of African American History, 2016. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Architecture
Humanities
Media Arts and Sciences
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Arts & Humanities
Africa(n)
Afrofuturism
Rising Voices 1995-Present
B. Stephen Carpenter II- Double Taking and Troublemaking: Socially Engaged Practice as Intentionally Disruptive Art (2017)
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2010s
2018
B. Stephen Carpenter II, MIT CAST artist in residence, on socially engaged art as disruptive practice, 2017. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Architecture
Humanities
Science, Technology, and Society
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community
Education
Activism
Africa(n)
Latinx and Latin America(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Ulysses J. Montgomery, 1952
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1950s
2017
Ulysses James Montgomery, MIT Class of 1952, Building Engineering graduate and early Black MIT alumnus. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Political Science
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Business & Finance
Community
Engineering
Africa(n)
Middle East
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
Technique Yearbook
Renee R. Gosline at ALC, 2015
Video
2010s
2017
Renée Richardson Gosline, MIT Sloan professor, at the Action Learning Conference, 2015. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
Management
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Business & Finance
Education
Technology
Conferences
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Talks
Women
Charlotte Brathwaite, 2017
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2010s
2018
Charlotte Brathwaite, MIT Assistant Professor of Theater Arts, trained internationally at La MaMa, 2017. 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
Education
Canada
Caribbean
Faculty
LGBTQIA+
Music
Inner-City Software Black History Month Project (1996)
Video
1990s
2018
Inner-City Software Black History Month Project, 1996, web resources by MIT alumnus Ken Granderson. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Community
Technology
Mentorship
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Walking in the rain, 1985
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1980s
2018
A candid 1985 photograph of students or community members walking in the rain on or near the MIT campus.
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Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
Sakata Afrique at the OneWorld @ MIT Festival (2017)
Video
2010s
2018
Sakata Afrique performs at the MIT OneWorld Festival, 2017, celebrating African-Caribbean dance. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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African Students' Association (ASA)
Sakata Afrique
Arts & Humanities
Community
Africa(n)
Caribbean
Latinx and Latin America(n)
Music
Pop Culture
Margaret A. Burnham: "The Dream and the Reality" - 18th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration (1992)
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1990s
2018
Judge Margaret A. Burnham delivers the 18th Annual MIT MLK Celebration keynote address, 1992. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Humanities
Political Science
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Community
Education
Government & Law
Activism
Africa(n)
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Keynotes
Dale Joachim: Human Environment Mobile Based Interactions Workshop (2009)
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2000s
2018
Dale Joachim, electrical engineer, on acoustic sensor research for wildlife monitoring and music, MIT 2009. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Media Arts and Sciences
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Engineering
Technology
Data
Lincoln Lab
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Music
Rising Voices 1995-Present
New House - Chocolate City i3 Video (2015)
Video
2010s
2018
Chocolate City i3 video by MIT New House living group, 2015, celebrating Black community at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Chocolate City (CC)
Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Living Groups
Mentorship
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Twin valedictorians from NJ head to MIT, 2018
Video
2010s
2018
Twin valedictorians Malik and Miles George from New Jersey choose MIT as their dream school, 2018. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Family
Harvard
Honors
Recruitment
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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