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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 cheerleaders, 1981
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1980s

MIT cheerleaders, 1981

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Community
Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
Women
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Cornel West at MIT
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2010s

Cornel West: Speaking Truth to Power, 2018

School of Architecture and Planning
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Activism
Harvard
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Gray and Green '54
1940s

Paul Gray and Gloria Green, 1949

School of Architecture and Planning
School of Engineering
Architecture
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Dunbar High School
MIT Presidents
Paul E. Gray
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
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2010s

Pelkins Ajanoh: "No bounds to how much we can think" (2017)

School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
African Students' Association (ASA)
Engineering
Africa(n)
Family
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Isaiah Blankson and peer, 1967
1960s

Isaiah M. Blankson, 1967

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Government & Law
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Technology
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Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Isaiah M. Blankson
NASA
Students
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Black History Month, 2018
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2010s

Black History Month, 2018

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Community
Exhibits
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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2010s

A Gathering to Honor and Celebrate the Life of Paul E. Gray (2017)

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L. Rafael Reif
MIT Presidents
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2010s

Jerry Akinsulire: The making of a maker mentor (2017)

School of Engineering
Nuclear Science and Engineering
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Africa(n)
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MITES
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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Mel King
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Melvin H. 'Mel' King, educator, activist, and writer

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Government & Law
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Cornell Pearcy '79 at student conference, 1977
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1970s
2017
Cornell Pearcy, MIT Class of 1979, at the MIT Black Students' Conference on Science and Technology, 1977. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chocolate City (CC)
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Ernest Cohen in class, 1963
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1960s
2022
Ernest Cohen, MIT Class of 1964, photographed in class in 1963, featured in three Technique yearbooks. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
Ernest Cohen
Students
Technique Yearbook
Mass STEM Week kickoff, 2021
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2020s
2021
MIT Media Lab hosts the fourth annual Massachusetts STEM Week kickoff event, October 2021. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Administration
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Community
COVID-19
Family
L. Rafael Reif
MIT Presidents
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Obiageli Nwodoh, 2021
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2020s
2022
Obiageli Nwodoh, MIT Class of 2021, physics major who pursued law and social justice at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Science
Africa(n)
Family
Magazine features
MITES
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Florence Ladd, ca. 1977
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1970s
2022
Psychologist Florence Ladd, ca. 1977, scholar-in-residence at MIT and Bunting Institute director. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Administrators
Europe(an)
Harvard
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Middle East
Mechanics and Materials II design challenge winner: Peter Williams (2022)
2020s
2022
Peter Williams, MIT Class of 2022, wins the MechE Mechanics and Materials II design challenge, Fall 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Education
Engineering
Honors
Magazine features
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
"MIT is..." podcast: Remote with Oby Nwodoh (2020)
Video
2020s
2022
MIT is... podcast episode featuring Oby Nwodoh on remote learning and student life, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
School of Science
Sloan School of Management
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Management
Physics
Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Africa(n)
Asia(n)
COVID-19
Latinx and Latin America(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Baba Jubal Harris discusses Willie Ray 'Karimi' Mackey, ca. 2016
Video
2010s
2022
Baba Jubal Harris on mentor Dr. Willie Ray 'Karimi' Mackey, NASA astrophysicist and African dance master. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Government & Law
Science
Africa(n)
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Music
NASA
Say Brother: Topper Carew interviews Chuck Turner, 1974
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1970s
2020
Say Brother, WGBH's Black public affairs program, features Topper Carew interviewing Chuck Turner, 1974. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community
Education
Government & Law
Transportation
Activism
Administrators
Community Fellows Program
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Ezekiel Mphahlele, ca. 1961
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1960s
2022
Ezekiel Mphahlele, Father of African Humanism, writer and educator in residence at MIT ca. 1961. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Political Science
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Arts & Humanities
Activism
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Europe(an)
Faculty
Fermi Oyewole, 1964
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1960s
2022
Fermi Oyewole, international student from Northern Rhodesia, photographed at MIT in 1964. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Science
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Magazine features
STEM Education
African Technology Forum Book Drive, mid-1990s
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1990s
2022
African Technology Forum book drive, mid-1990s, sent over 100 boxes of science texts to Africa. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Science
Technology
Africa(n)
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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