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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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MLK Design Seminar Exhibit, 2002
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2000s

IAP MLK Design Seminar Exhibit, 2002

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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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Bus installation in Lobby 10, 2006
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2000s

Bus installation in Lobby 10, 2006

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Arts & Humanities
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IAP MLK Design Seminar
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2010s

MIT Infinite History Project: Kenneth E. Reeves (2015)

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Education
Government & Law
Technology
Harvard
LGBTQIA+
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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Living History Museum performance, 1998
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1990s

Living History Museum performance, 1998

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Music and Theater Arts
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Latinx and Latin America(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Stephanie Espy portrays Edith Sampson, 1998
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1990s

Stephanie Espy portrays Edith Sampson, 1998

School of Engineering
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Music and Theater Arts
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Government & Law
Latinx and Latin America(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Women
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Mae Jemison and Olaronke Olabisi, 2016
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2010s

Mae Jemison and Olaronke Olabisi, 2016

School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Engineering
Health & Medicine
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NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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1990s

Kofi Atta Annan - Commencement Address (1997)

Sloan School of Management
Management
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Government & Law
Africa(n)
Commencement
Keynotes
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2010s

Afika Nyati (2018)

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Engineering
Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Talks
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2010s

Clapperton C. Mavhunga: Training Critical Thinker-Doers (2017)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Science, Technology, and Society
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Africa(n)
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Letter, William B. Rogers to Henry D. Rogers, 1846
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1870s
2017
Letter from MIT founder William Barton Rogers to Henry D. Rogers, 1846, held in the MIT archive. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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MIT Presidents
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
William B. Rogers
The Rogers Brothers
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1870s
2017
The Rogers Brothers, founders of MIT, and their connections to the Southern slave economy. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
MIT Presidents
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
William B. Rogers
Floyd L. Williams, 1974
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1970s
2017
Floyd L. Williams, MIT instructor 1972-75, later a renowned professor of mathematics and mathematical physics. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Mathematics
Physics
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Mathematics
Science
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Mentorship
Melissa Nobles, Political Science
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2010s
2017
Melissa Nobles, named MIT SHASS Dean in 2015, the first Black dean of one of MIT's five schools. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Humanities
Political Science
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Education
Administrators
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L. Rafael Reif
Melissa Nobles
Rising Voices 1995-Present
BAMIT Faculty Reception, 2015
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2010s
2017
BAMIT Faculty Reception, 2015, honoring back-to-back appointments of three distinguished Black faculty at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Humanities
Music and Theater Arts
Political Science
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Arts & Humanities
Community
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Conferences
Ernest Cohen
Faculty
Honors
Marcus A. Thompson, Institute Professor
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2010s
2017
Marcus Thompson, MIT's first Black Institute Professor, appointed 2015, the highest faculty honor. 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
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Marcus A. Thompson
Music
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Robert R. Taylor
Sheryl Grooms, 1968
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1960s
2017
Sheryl Grooms, Brown University student working as a secretary in MIT Personnel, 1968. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Biology
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
Staff
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Women
Marron W. Fort, 1926
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1920s
2017
Marron William Fort, MIT BS 1926, SM 1927, and PhD 1933, earned all three degrees at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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
Dwight Porter at Interphase, 1974
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1970s
2017
Dwight Porter at Project Interphase photography workshop, 1974, learning camera and darkroom techniques at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Students
WMBR during Freshman Picnic, 1985
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1980s
2017
A 1985 photograph of WMBR radio broadcasting during MIT's Freshman Picnic on Killian Court, showing the station's community presence in its role as the voice of MIT and the broader Boston area.
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
Students
Ellen Swallow Richards and female students, 1888
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1880s
2017
Ellen Swallow Richards and female students, 1888. Richards was the first woman admitted to MIT, Class of 1873. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Chemistry
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Education
Science
Booker T. Washington
Bridge Leaders
Ellen Swallow Richards
Faculty
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Ellen Swallow Richards and staff, 1900
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1900s
2017
Ellen Swallow Richards and MIT staff, 1900. The first woman MIT graduate served as sanitary chemistry instructor. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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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