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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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Sheryl Grooms
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1960s

Sheryl Grooms, 1968

School of Science
Biology
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
Staff
Students
Women
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Marron W. Fort, 1926
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1920s

Marron W. Fort, 1926

School of Science
Chemistry
Economics
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Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Transportation
Honors
Middle East
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Dwight Porter
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1970s

Dwight Porter at Interphase, 1974

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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Students
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WMBR during Freshman Picnic, 1985
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1980s

WMBR during Freshman Picnic, 1985

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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
Students
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Ellen Swallow Richards and female students, 1888
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1880s

Ellen Swallow Richards and female students, 1888

School of Science
Chemistry
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Education
Science
Booker T. Washington
Bridge Leaders
Ellen Swallow Richards
Faculty
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
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Ellen Swallow Richards with MIT Chemistry staff, 1900
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1900s

Ellen Swallow Richards and staff, 1900

School of Science
Chemistry
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Education
Science
Booker T. Washington
Ellen Swallow Richards
Faculty
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Staff
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Joy Buolamwini and Margot Lee Shetterly
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2010s

Joy Buolamwini and Margot Lee Shetterly, 2017

School of Architecture and Planning
Media Arts and Sciences
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Arts & Humanities
Technology
Africa(n)
Honors
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NASA
Pop Culture
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Joe Thompson and Whirlwind
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1950s

Joe Thompson and Whirlwind, 1951

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Technology
Lincoln Lab
Order of Operations 1921-1945
University of Pennsylvania
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Gail Holton and William Marable
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1980s

Gail Holton and William Marable , 1981

School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Science and Engineering
Chocolate City (CC)
Business & Finance
Education
Engineering
Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Living Groups
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Timeline
Infinite History Project: Isaac Colbert (2007)
2000s
2017
Isaac Colbert, MIT Dean for Graduate Students 1999-2007, interviewed for MIT's Infinite History Project, 2007. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Education
Administrators
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Painter Glenn Silva (2017)
2010s
2017
Glenn Silva, MIT hand-lettering sign painter with over two decades of service to the Institute, 2017. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Arts & Humanities
Staff
WGBH/WTBS
Staff bowling champs, 1974
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1970s
2017
MIT staff bowling champions Marguerite Pinkston and Frances Fisher, photographed May 1974. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Athletics
Honors
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Staff
Women
Phillip L. Clay, 2013
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2010s
2017
Phillip L. Clay, MIT PhD 1975, Chancellor of MIT 2001-2011, profiled as professor emeritus, 2013. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community
Education
Military
Administrators
Faculty
Harvard
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Phillip L. Clay
Phyllis A. Wallace, 1976
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1970s
2017
Phyllis A. Wallace, MIT labor economist and first tenured Black faculty at Sloan, photographed 1976. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
Economics
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Business & Finance
Government & Law
Activism
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Magazine features
Phyllis A. Wallace
Willard Johnson on climbing the faculty ranks at MIT (2015)
Video
2010s
2017
A 2015 video of Willard R. Johnson, MIT's earliest Black faculty member, reflecting on his career climbing the ranks of the Political Science department since joining in 1964.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Political Science
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Willard R. Johnson
Faculty at Commencement, 1984
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1980s
2017
MIT faculty at Commencement, 1984, including Clarence G. Williams and professor James H. Williams Jr. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Engineering
Administration
Mechanical Engineering
Urban Studies and Planning
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Education
Engineering
Administrators
Clarence G. Wiliams
Commencement
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Coretta Scott King Keynote Address- 20th MIT Annual MLK Celebration (1994)
Video
1990s
2017
Coretta Scott King delivers the keynote at MIT's 20th Annual MLK Celebration in Kresge Auditorium, 1994. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Activism
Charles Vest
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Keynotes
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Joy Buolamwini 'G: Search for Hidden Figures Grand Prize Winner
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2010s
2017
Joy Buolamwini, MIT graduate student, wins the Search for Hidden Figures Grand Prize, 2017. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Media Arts and Sciences
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Arts & Humanities
Technology
Africa(n)
Honors
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
22-year-old Tiera Guinn already works with NASA (2017)
Video
2010s
2017
Tiera Guinn, MIT 2017, became a NASA Space Launch System structural engineer at age 22. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Black Women's Alliance (BWA)
Engineering
Technology
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
Maia Weinstock: Women of NASA LEGO Set, 2017
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2010s
2017
Maia Weinstock, MIT News deputy editor, creates the Women of NASA LEGO set proposal, 2017. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Science
Technology
Bridge Leaders
NASA
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Staff
Technology Day, 1930s
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1930s
2017
MIT Technology Day, 1930s, the annual gathering of alumni and Institute community members. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Conferences
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Staff
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