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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
Women
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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)
Community
Activism
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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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
Students
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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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Arts & Humanities
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
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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)
Community
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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Education
Technology
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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Michelle Adams and Mickey Shelton at Lincoln Lab, 1977
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1970s
2017
Michelle Adams and Mickey Shelton at MIT Lincoln Lab during the minority summer internship program, 1977. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
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HBCUs
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Lincoln Lab
Recruitment
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Lincoln Lab summer intern, 1981
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1980s
2017
MIT Lincoln Lab minority summer intern, 1981, part of the Institute's research diversity program. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
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HBCUs
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Lincoln Lab
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Summer interns at Lincoln Lab, 1976
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1970s
2017
MIT Lincoln Lab minority summer intern program students, 1976, pioneering HBCU-MIT research partnerships. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Engineering
Military
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Technology
HBCUs
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Lincoln Lab
Recruitment
STEM Education
MIT students at work, 1982
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1980s
2017
MIT students at work, 1982, documenting student life and research at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
Lincoln Lab summer interns, 1981
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1980s
2017
MIT Lincoln Lab minority summer interns, 1981, part of the research diversity internship program. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Engineering
Military
Science
Technology
HBCUs
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Lincoln Lab
Recruitment
STEM Education
BSU IM Basketball Team, 1968
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1960s
2017
MIT Black Students' Union intramural basketball team, 1968, the founding year of the BSU on campus. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Athletics
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Students
Question to MIT, 1968
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1960s
2017
Question posed to MIT on admissions and curriculum reform to enroll more Black students, 1968. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Education
Activism
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Data
Exhibits
Recruitment
Three women students, 1968
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1960s
2017
Three MIT women students, 1968, during the year of BSU founding and civil rights activism on campus. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Students
Women
"No. 18, The migration gained in momentum" by Jacob Lawrence
Document
1940s
2017
Migration of the Negro panel No. 18 by Jacob Lawrence, depicting the Great Migration northward. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
Urban Studies and Planning
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Exhibits
Illustrations
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Unicycle novice, 1960s
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1960s
2017
MIT unicycle novice, 1960s, documenting student recreation and campus life at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Students
"Where do we stand?" in 1968
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1960s
2017
A 1968 photograph of a 'Where do we stand?' banner on MIT's Kresge Theater, part of a Martin Luther King Jr. exhibit following his assassination, documenting student activism at the Institute.
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Community
Education
Activism
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Exhibits
Students
Pantonic Steel Orchestra at MIT (2011)
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2010s
2017
Pantonic Steel Orchestra visits MIT as guests of the MIT Caribbean Club, 2011. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Caribbean Club
Arts & Humanities
Community
Caribbean
Music
Pop Culture
Recruitment
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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