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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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1990s

Young, Gifted, and Black: Black Women at MIT (1994)

School of Architecture and Planning
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Aeronautics and Astronautics
Architecture
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Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Paula T. Hammond
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2010s

BET "Black Girls Rock!" Tech Award: Dr. Mareena Robinson Snowden (2018)

School of Engineering
Nuclear Science and Engineering
Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
Education
Engineering
Science
Technology
Honors
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Women
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Ron McNair at MIT II, late 1970s
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1970s

Ron McNair at MIT II, late 1970s

School of Science
Physics
Omega Psi Phi
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Michael Feld
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
Students
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2010s

Chocolate City 40th Reunion, 2015

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Chocolate City (CC)
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Living Groups
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Heiritage cards: Shawna Davis and Tiffany Mickel, 2019
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2010s

Heiritage cards: Shawna Davis and Tiffany Mickel, 2019

School of Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
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Arts & Humanities
Magazine features
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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MIT Spotlight: Raspberry Simpson, 2019
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2010s

MIT Spotlight: Raspberry Simpson, 2019

School of Engineering
Nuclear Science and Engineering
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Engineering
Kente
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MIT Spotlight
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2010s

MIT Sloan BBSA (2018)

Sloan School of Management
Management
Black Business Students Association (BBSA)
Business & Finance
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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BSU co-Chairs and founders panel, 2018
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2010s

"I Love Black": BSU co-chairs and founders panel, 2018

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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
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Fashion
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Amy Glasmeier and Taimor Williams, 2019
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2010s

Amy Glasmeier and Taimor Williams, 2019

School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Engineering
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STEM Education
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Joy Buolamwini and Margot Lee Shetterly, 2017
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2010s
2017
Joy Buolamwini and Hidden Figures author Margot Lee Shetterly at MIT, 2017. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Media Arts and Sciences
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Africa(n)
Honors
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NASA
Pop Culture
Joe Thompson and Whirlwind, 1951
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1950s
2017
Joe Thompson, one of the first computer operators of Whirlwind, MIT's pioneering computer, 1951. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Technology
Lincoln Lab
Order of Operations 1921-1945
University of Pennsylvania
Gail Holton and William Marable , 1981
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1980s
2017
Gail Holton and William Marable, photographed at MIT in 1981, documenting the Black student community. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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
Charles A. Cofield, 1970s
1970s
2017
Charles A. Cofield, MIT 1972, architect and disability rights pioneer who expanded accessible design at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Government & Law
Transportation
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Youth Opportunity Program, 1960s
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1960s
2017
A 1960s photograph of Youth Opportunity Program students on Killian Court, documenting MIT's early minority recruitment and retention initiatives in the wake of the civil rights movement.
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Education
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Recruitment
Students
Ernest Cohen during a reunion of early Black alums, 1973
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1970s
2017
Ernest Cohen, MIT Class of 1964, reflects on growing up in Charlotte, NC and attending MIT as a Black student. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Engineering
Ernest Cohen
Filemaker pro: John L. Mack, Associate Director of Admissions
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1970s
2017
John L. Mack, MIT 1974, among the first Black Admissions directors at MIT, pioneered minority recruitment. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Education
Administrators
Data
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Recruitment
Students
Alvene Williams, 1974
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1970s
2017
Alvene Williams, 1974, in MIT's Community Fellows Program, which brought minority leaders to campus. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community
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Community Fellows Program
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Women
Interview: Phillip L. Clay (2002)
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2000s
2017
MIT Professor Phillip L. Clay interviewed by Clarence G. Williams for the MIT oral history series, 2002. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Administration
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community
Education
Government & Law
Administrators
Bridge Leaders
Clarence G. Wiliams
Community Fellows Program
Faculty
Clarence G. Williams on Bridge Leadership (2014)
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2010s
2017
Clarence G. Williams on MIT's Bridge Leadership Program, a model for minority academic and career growth. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Administration
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Community
Education
Activism
Administrators
Bridge Leaders
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faculty
Audio: NPR Interview with Kwatsi Alibaruho, First Black NASA Flight Director, 2005
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2000s
2017
NPR interview with Kwatsi Alibaruho, MIT 1995, first African American NASA Mission Control flight director. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Engineering
Technology
Transportation
Africa(n)
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Robert L. Satcher, Jr.
Bertram F. Jones, 1918
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1910s
2017
Bertram F. Jones, MIT 1918, Roxbury pharmacist and MIT baseball team member, entered as unspecified student. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Chemistry
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Health & Medicine
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Science
Athletics
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
Technique Yearbook
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