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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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Helen Elaine Lee for MIT Reads, 2017
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2010s

Helen Elaine Lee for MIT Reads, 2017

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Humanities
MIT-Sponsored
My Sister's Keeper
Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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Tai DaCosta, 2008
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2000s

Tai DaCosta, 2008

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Education
Caribbean
Magazine features
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Document
1980s

Ronald E. McNair Building dedication ceremonies program, 1986

School of Engineering
School of Science
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Physics
MIT Gospel Choir
Community
Science
Transportation
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faculty
Honors
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Michael Feld
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Gladys Facey (niece of George F. Bowles '27), 2016
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2010s

Boston Memoir Project: Gladys Facey remembers George F. Bowles '27, 2016

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Engineering
Family
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Chess game, 1980
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1980s

Chess game, 1980

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Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
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At the Barker Reading Room, 2015
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2010s

At the Barker Reading Room, 2015

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Arts & Humanities
Fashion
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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U.S. Supreme Court Building, 2017
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2010s

U.S. Supreme Court Building, 2017

School of Architecture and Planning
School of Engineering
Architecture
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Arts & Humanities
Government & Law
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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MLK photo mosaic, 2007
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2000s

MLK photo mosaic, 2007

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Arts & Humanities
Community
Activism
Exhibits
IAP MLK Design Seminar
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Video
2010s

Building the Elephant in the Room (2015)

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IAP MLK Design Seminar
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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BSU's The 83's
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1980s
2018
The 83's, BSU intramural football team founded ca. 1980, became one of MIT's most successful IM football teams. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
"Marked and Scarred" by Kelvin Frazier, 2015
Video
2010s
2017
Marked and Scarred, music video by MIT PhD chemist Kelvin Frazier, former MIT Gospel Choir member, 2015. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Chemistry
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
MIT Gospel Choir
Arts & Humanities
Education
Science
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Music
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Jones’ Lunch at the Boston campus gymnasium, ca. 1878
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1870s
2017
Jones' Lunch at MIT's Boston campus gymnasium, ca. 1878, the earliest photographic Black presence at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Community
Education
Administrators
John D. Runkle
MIT Corporation
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Staff
Jones's Lunch, ca. 1875
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1870s
2017
Jones's Lunch, ca. 1875, the earliest photographic evidence of Black presence at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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John D. Runkle
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Staff
Henry Brown on the Future of Chemical Engineering Education (2017)
Video
2010s
2017
Henry T. Brown, MIT SMChE 1956, interviewed on the future of chemical engineering education, AIChE, 2017. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Community
Education
Engineering
Critical Mass 1955-1968
NAACP
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Reginald Griffith, 1955
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1950s
2017
Reginald Griffith, MIT Class of 1955, co-organizer of the 1955 Discrimination Conference at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community
Engineering
Government & Law
Activism
Africa(n)
Bridge Leaders
Caribbean
Conferences
Students working in lab, 1986
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1980s
2017
MIT students working in a laboratory, 1986, documenting research life at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Alpha Phi Alpha
Engineering
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Shirley Jackson, 1973
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1970s
2017
Shirley Ann Jackson, MIT PhD 1973, one of the first Black women to earn an MIT doctorate. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Education
Engineering
Science
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Corporation
Shirley A. Jackson
Students
Women
Robert R. Taylor, ca. late 1930s
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1930s
2017
Robert Robinson Taylor, MIT Class of 1892, photographed ca. late 1930s at Tuskegee Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Booker T. Washington
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Robert R. Taylor
Tuskegee
Ronald E. McNair with fellow Challenger crew members, 1986
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1980s
2017
Ronald E. McNair with Challenger crew members, 1986, including the STS-51-L mission team. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
Omega Psi Phi
Science
Technology
Transportation
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Michael Feld
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
Northern Student Movement, 1965
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1960s
2017
Northern Student Movement, founded 1961, engaging MIT students in civil rights activism, 1965. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
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Nathan Graham, 1981
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1980s
2017
Nathan Graham, photographed at MIT in 1981, documented in the Black History Project collection. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Engineering
Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
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