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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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Faye-Marie Vassel, 2018
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2010s

Faye-Marie Vassel, 2018

School of Science
Biology
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Education
Science
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Students
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BSU, BGSA and BBSA die-in, 2019
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2010s

Black student groups hold die-in protest, 2019

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Black Business Students Association (BBSA)
Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Circle of students during die-in, 2019
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2010s

Circle of students during die-in protest, 2019

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Black Business Students Association (BBSA)
Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Activism
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2010s

Lisa Osborne- "Encouraging Black Participation in VR: The Role of Gatekeepers" (2018)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
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Education
Technology
Afrofuturism
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Talks
Women
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2010s

You know you went to MIT if... (2018)

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Community
Africa(n)
Conferences
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Ben O.
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2010s

MIT Admission blogger: Benjamin Oberlton

School of Engineering
Biological Engineering
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Illustrations
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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2010s

BAMIT Capstone Weekend: A Backward Glance at Our History and a Look Forward at Our Future (2018)

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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
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Afrofuturism
Clarence G. Wiliams
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Honors
Keynotes
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2010s

Kelvin Doe wows MIT (2012)

School of Architecture and Planning
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Africa(n)
Harvard
Mentorship
Music
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James B. Ames, 1937
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1930s

James B. Ames, 1937

School of Science
Chemistry
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Africa(n)
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Performing the Present: Audra McDonald and Oskar Eustis in Conversation (2018)
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2010s
2018
Audra McDonald, 2018 MIT McDermott Awardee, in public conversation with Oskar Eustis at MIT. 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
Activism
Honors
LGBTQIA+
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Humans of MIT: Kojo Acquah, 2014
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2010s
2017
Humans of MIT: Kojo Acquah, MIT Class of 2014, on his passion for photographing arts and cultural performances. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Arts & Humanities
Engineering
Technology
Africa(n)
Humans of MIT
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Ronald T. McLaughlin
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1960s
2017
Ronald T. McLaughlin, the second Black faculty member appointed at MIT, profile and biography. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Community
Education
Engineering
Canada
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Faculty
Latinx and Latin America(n)
STEM Education
Commencement, 1981
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1980s
2018
Commencement, 1981, documenting MIT's annual graduation ceremony and the milestone of Black student achievement. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Africa(n)
Commencement
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Kente
Students
Student fundraiser, 1987
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1980s
2018
MIT student fundraiser event, 1987, documenting campus community activities. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
Robert E. Efimba during Black History Week, 1960s
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1960s
2017
Robert Efimba, MIT Class of 1963, photographed during Black History Week at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Education
Engineering
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Data
HBCUs
Howard University
Spring Week, 1984
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1980s
2018
MIT Spring Week, 1984, documenting student social life and campus events at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
TRANSCRIPT: Interview with Yaw D. Yeboah, 1996
Document
1990s
2017
Oral history interview transcript with MIT alumnus Yaw D. Yeboah conducted by Clarence Williams, 1996. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
School of Science
Sloan School of Management
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Management
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Business & Finance
Education
Engineering
Science
Africa(n)
Clarence G. Wiliams
Honors
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Prominent Black Bostonians (1988)
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1980s
2018
Prominent Black Bostonians (1988), a photography exhibit featuring African American community leaders. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Literature
Urban Studies and Planning
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Caribbean
Community Fellows Program
Exhibits
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Storied Women of MIT: Jennifer N. Rudd (2018)
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2000s
2018
Jennifer N. Rudd, MIT Class of 1968, one of the first Black women to earn an MIT degree, in Storied Women, 2018. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Biology
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Health & Medicine
Activism
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Shirley A. Jackson
Students
Jennifer N. Rudd '68, 1964
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1960s
2017
Jennifer N. Rudd, MIT Class of 1968, one of two Black women to first earn a degree from MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Biology
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Health & Medicine
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Shirley A. Jackson
Students
Women
Chocolate City, 1994
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1990s
2018
Chocolate City, MIT's Black student living group in New House 1, photographed in 1994. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Chocolate City (CC)
Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Living Groups
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