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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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2010s

Hubert E. Jones, Mass. Humanities Governor's Award in the Humanities (2014)

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community Fellows Program
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Honors
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
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Marlyse Reeves
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2010s

MIT Spotlight: Marlyse Reeves '17

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Women in Aerospace Engineering (WAE)
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Engineering
Mentorship
MIT Spotlight
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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President Obama at the Hammond Lab
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2000s

President Obama visits the Hammond Lab, 2009

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Engineering
Government & Law
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Paula T. Hammond
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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Carlton Sockwell
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1970s

Carlton Sockwell, Summer 1972

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Linguistics and Philosophy
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Arts & Humanities
Mathematics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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American Red Cross Disaster Relief campaign
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2000s

American Red Cross Disaster Relief campaign, 2005

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Chocolate City (CC)
Community
Health & Medicine
Activism
Greek Life
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Bradley Sheares
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1980s

Post-doc Bradley Sheares, 1985

School of Engineering
Biological Engineering
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Engineering
HBCUs
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Karl Reid
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1980s

Karl Reid with students, 1984

School of Science
Materials Science and Engineering
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Joseph Applegate, 1959
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Joseph Applegate, 1959

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Global Studies and Languages
Linguistics and Philosophy
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Faculty
Howard University
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Shirley Chisholm
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1980s

Shirley Chisholm at MIT, 1984

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Government & Law
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Commencement
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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MIT Presidents
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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
Science
Technology
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Conferences
Faculty
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
Students
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
Science
Africa(n)
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Joseph Bologne: Violin Sonata No. 1 in B-flat major, I. Allegro (2020)
Video
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)
Video
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)
Video
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
Recruitment
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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