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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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1990s

Interview: Charles Anderson recalls Black Army Air Corps at Tuskegee (1992)

School of Science
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Tuskegee
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1948 Picture of Victor Ransom
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1940s

Victor L. Ransom, 1948

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Engineering
Government & Law
Military
Activism
Case Institute of Technology (Case Western)
Harlem
NASA
Potential Output 1946-1954
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1980s

Ronald E. McNair celebrates return from NASA Mission STS 41-B (1984)

School of Science
Physics
Omega Psi Phi
Science
Technology
Transportation
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
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Ron McNair during astronaut training, 1983
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1980s

Ronald McNair training at NASA, 1983

School of Science
Physics
Omega Psi Phi
Engineering
Science
Technology
Transportation
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
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Michael Feld and Ron McNair, 1980s
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1980s

Michael Feld and Ronald McNair, 1980s

School of Science
Physics
Omega Psi Phi
Education
Science
Technology
Bridge Leaders
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Jerome Wiesner
Mentorship
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Omega Psi Phi Tail Jacket
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1910s

Artifact: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Tail Jacket

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Omega Psi Phi
Community
Boston University
Fashion
Greek Life
Harvard
Howard University
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2000s

Booker Washington Agricultural & Industrial Institute (BWI), est. 1929

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Africa(n)
Booker T. Washington
HBCUs
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Alonzo Fields
1920s

Alonzo Fields

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Government & Law
Alonzo Fields
Samuel W. Stratton
Staff
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1990s

Noam Chomsky on Race, Gender and Class with Kathleen Cleaver (1997)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Administration
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Activism
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
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MLK exhibit: writing on the wall, 1968
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1960s
2017
MIT MLK exhibit writing on the wall, 1968, following King's assassination and new equity initiatives. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Technique Yearbook
MLK exhibit, 1968
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1960s
2017
MIT MLK exhibit, 1968, following King's assassination and the founding of new equity initiatives. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Activism
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Exhibits
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Solo chess, 1984
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1980s
2017
Student playing solo chess at MIT, 1984, captured in the Black History Project photo archive. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
Interphase trigonometry class, 1975
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1970s
2017
Interphase trigonometry class, 1975, MIT's summer enrichment program for underrepresented students.. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Mathematics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Latinx and Latin America(n)
Mentorship
Students
Catalog card: Operation Crossroads Africa, 1961
Document
1960s
2017
MIT catalog card: Operation Crossroads Africa, 1961, pairing American students with African communities. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Community
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Students
Foreign Student Summer Project, 1953
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1950s
2017
MIT Foreign Student Summer Project, 1953, documenting international student engagement at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Africa(n)
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
Catalog card: Boston Boys' Club members and East Campus students, 1962
Document
1960s
2017
MIT catalog card: 1962 Boys Club campus tour for 30 Boston youth, including the TX-0 computer and labs. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Education
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Mentorship
STEM Education
Students
Black Graduate Celebration kente stoles, 2016
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2010s
2017
Black Graduate Celebration kente stoles, 2016, BAMIT's tradition honoring MIT's Black graduates. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Community
Education
Commencement
Honors
Kente
Mentorship
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Black Graduate Celebration kente stoles, 2017
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2010s
2017
Black Graduate Celebration kente stoles, 2017, BAMIT's tradition honoring MIT's Black graduates. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Community
Education
Commencement
Honors
Kente
Mentorship
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Architecture students, 1953
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1950s
2017
MIT architecture students, 1953, documenting Black student presence in the postwar School of Architecture. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Engineering
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
AKA Lambda Upsilon Sorors, 1985
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1980s
2017
AKA Lambda Upsilon members, 1985, MIT chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, founded 1908. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Community
Greek Life
Howard University
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
Bridge Leader Interview: Ellen T. Harris (2002)
Video
2000s
2017
MIT Professor Ellen T. Harris interviewed for the Bridge Leadership Program oral history, 2002. 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
Bridge Leaders
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faculty
Music
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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