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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 Exhibit, 1976
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1970s

MLK Exhibit, 1976

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Arts & Humanities
Exhibits
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Video
2010s

Lil B at MIT (2014)

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Arts & Humanities
Music
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Ben Moultrie and W. Ahmad Salih
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1970s

Ben Moultrie and W. Ahmad Salih, 1971

School of Engineering
Sloan School of Management
Administration
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Management
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Education
Activism
Administrators
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Paul E. Gray
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Black Graduate Celebration: Wakanda salute, 2018
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2010s

Black Graduate Celebration: Wakanda salute, 2018

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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Africa(n)
Afrofuturism
Honors
Kente
Mentorship
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BAMIT35 circle of hands, 2014
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2010s

BAMIT35 circle of hands, 2014

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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Community
Brass Rat
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Phillip Clay and Brass Rat, 2013
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2010s

Phillip Clay and Brass Rat, 2013

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Education
Government & Law
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Brass Rat
Bridge Leaders
Community Fellows Program
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Student, 1989
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1980s

Student, 1989

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Brass Rat
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Women
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Shantytown built in protest by Coalition Against Apartheid, 1987
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1980s

Shantytown built in protest by Coalition Against Apartheid, 1987

School of Architecture and Planning
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Administration
Political Science
Urban Studies and Planning
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Africa(n)
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Corporation
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Anti-Apartheid student rally, 1986
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1980s

Anti-Apartheid student rally, 1986

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Africa(n)
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Corporation
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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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Arts & Humanities
Technology
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
Activism
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
Administrators
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
Audio
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
Military
Science
Athletics
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
Technique Yearbook
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