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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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Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Exhibits
IAP MLK Design Seminar
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Timeline
John W. Brean at work
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1950s
2017
John W. Brean at work at MIT, one of the Black researchers recruited during World War II. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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John Brean
MIT Rad Lab
Potential Output 1946-1954
Staff
Aprille Ericsson '86 at MITES, 1980
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1980s
2017
Aprille Ericsson, future MIT 1986 graduate and NASA engineer, at MIT's MITES summer program, 1980. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Engineering
Aprille J. Ericsson
Howard University
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MITES
NASA
Aprille J. Ericsson, NASA Instrument Manager (2012)
Video
2010s
2017
NASA profile of Aprille Joy Ericsson, MIT 1986, Deputy Instrument Manager for the ICESat Atlas, 2012. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Engineering
Aprille J. Ericsson
Howard University
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Mission Specialist Robert L. Satcher, Jr., 2009
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2000s
2017
Robert Satcher Jr., MIT 1986 and PhD 1993, NASA astronaut and mission specialist, photographed 2009. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Engineering
Health & Medicine
Science
Technology
Harvard
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Robert L. Satcher, Jr.
Ronald E. McNair
NASA Astronaut Dr. Robert L. Satcher Jr. (2010)
Video
2010s
2017
Robert Satcher Jr., MIT alumnus and NASA astronaut, profiled by NASA, 2010. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Health & Medicine
Harvard
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Robert L. Satcher, Jr.
Isaiah M. Blankson on Killian Lawn, 1967
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2017
Isaiah M. Blankson on Killian Lawn, 1967, photographed as an aeronautics student at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Technology
Transportation
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Isaiah M. Blankson
NASA
Students
STS 41B Challenger Crewmembers, 1983
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1980s
2017
STS 41-B Challenger crewmembers, 1983, including MIT PhD Ronald E. McNair, photographed before the mission. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
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Engineering
Science
Technology
Transportation
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
Woodrow Whitlow, Jr., 1974
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1970s
2017
Woodrow Whitlow Jr. '74, PhD '79, son of custodial workers who dreamed of space, went on to a distinguished 34-year career at NASA and was awarded the agency's highest honor.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Engineering
Science
Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
NASA
Students
Wesley L. Harris
Isaiah Blankson on the cover of Science Spectrum, 2005
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2000s
2017
Isaiah M. Blankson, MIT Class of 1969, NASA aeronautics researcher, on the cover of Science Spectrum, 2005. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Technology
Transportation
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Isaiah M. Blankson
Magazine features
NASA
William B. Rogers, ca. 1869
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1870s
2017
A portrait of William Barton Rogers, MIT's visionary founder, taken around 1869 and showing the geologist and educator who championed the polytechnic model that defined MIT's founding mission.
School of Science
Administration
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Education
Administrators
Faculty
MIT Presidents
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
William B. Rogers
Historian Craig S. Wilder, 2013
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2010s
2017
MIT Professor Craig Steven Wilder, historian of American institutions, photographed in 2013. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
History
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Faculty
Harvard
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Lecture, ca. 1900
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1900s
2017
MIT lecture hall, ca. 1900, at the Institute's original Back Bay campus in Boston. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
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