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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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The 83s
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1980s

BSU's The 83's

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
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Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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2010s

"Marked and Scarred" by Kelvin Frazier, 2015

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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
MIT Gospel Choir
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Music
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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Jones’ Lunch at the Boston campus gymnasium, ca. 1878
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1870s

Jones’ Lunch at the Boston campus gymnasium, ca. 1878

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John D. Runkle
MIT Corporation
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
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Jones's Lunch
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1870s

Jones's Lunch, ca. 1875

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John D. Runkle
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
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2010s

Henry Brown on the Future of Chemical Engineering Education (2017)

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
NAACP
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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Reginald Griffith, 1955
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1950s

Reginald Griffith, 1955

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
Urban Studies and Planning
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Africa(n)
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Student in lab, 1986
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1980s

Students working in lab, 1986

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Alpha Phi Alpha
Engineering
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Shirley Jackson, 1973
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1970s

Shirley Jackson, 1973

School of Science
Physics
Black Students' Union (BSU)
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Corporation
Shirley A. Jackson
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Robert R. Taylor in his later years
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1930s

Robert R. Taylor, ca. late 1930s

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Booker T. Washington
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Robert R. Taylor
Tuskegee
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Robert Seamans and Wesley Harris, 1978
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1970s
2017
Robert Seamans and Wesley Harris at MIT, 1978, in the Department of Aeronautics. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Government & Law
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Walter T. Joseph, ca. 1960s
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1960s
2018
A photograph of Walter T. Joseph '67, a student in MIT's Senior Executives Program (Course 15E), documenting Black participation in MIT's management education programs.
Sloan School of Management
Management
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Business & Finance
Education
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Students
Candid of student couple, 1971
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1970s
2022
Candid photograph of a student couple at MIT, 1971, documenting social life in the early Black student community. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Student couple, 1971
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1970s
2017
MIT student couple, 1971, profiled in Technology and the Dream on personal life at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Two young men in conversation, ca. 1978
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1970s
2022
Two young men in conversation at MIT, ca. 1978, captured in the Black History Project archive. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
MIT-Empowering the Teachers, 2019
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2010s
2022
MIT-Empowering the Teachers program, 2019, a semester-long fellowship for African university faculty. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Engineering
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Africa(n)
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Joseph Bologne: Violin Sonata No. 1 in B-flat major, I. Allegro (2020)
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2020s
2021
MIT Ribotones perform Joseph Bologne's Violin Sonata No. 1, Music Unites equity series, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Music
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
MIT Conference on Negro College Summer Institutes, 1964
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1960s
2022
MIT Conference on Negro College Summer Institutes, April 1964, focusing on HBCU partnerships. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
School of Science
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Physics
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Community
Education
Engineering
Science
Bridge Leaders
Conferences
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Faculty
HBCUs
Intuitively Obvious: Volume 1 - Short Version (1993)
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1990s
2017
Intuitively Obvious: Volume 1 (1993), MIT video on race and climate co-produced with Clarence G. Williams. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
Black Students' Union (BSU)
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Community
Education
Administrators
Clarence G. Wiliams
Kristala Jones Prather
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” scene at MIT, 2022
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2020s
2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, 2022, filmed at MIT, the campus entrance appearing on screen to student applause. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Afrofuturism
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
MIT Forum for Equity Webcast Series: On Black Lives Matter (2020)
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2020s
2020
MIT Forum for Equity Webcast on Black Lives Matter, presented by the MIT Alumni Association, 2020. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
Political Science
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Community
Activism
Administrators
Black Lives Matter
Faculty
Melissa Nobles
MIT OEOP SEED Seniors (2022)
2020s
2022
MIT OEOP SEED Academy seniors, 2022, a five-year academic enrichment program for underrepresented students. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Education
Engineering
Administrators
Mentorship
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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