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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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Rho Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha
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2000s

Rho Nu Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, 2006

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Community
Clarence G. Wiliams
Greek Life
Harvard
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Osie V. Combs, Jr., 2020
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2020s

Osie V. Combs, Jr., 2020

School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Health & Medicine
Military
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Technology
COVID-19
HBCUs
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Magazine features
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2020s

"Coded Bias" official trailer (2020)

School of Architecture and Planning
Media Arts and Sciences
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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Trevor Walker on "Jeopardy," 2013
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2010s

Trevor Walker on "Jeopardy," 2013

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Document
1970s

Brochure: Is MIT the Place for You? [bilingual]

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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Recruitment
Students
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2010s

MIT and the Legacy of Slavery (2018)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Administration
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Humanities
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Science, Technology, and Society
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Craig S. Wilder
L. Rafael Reif
Melissa Nobles
MIT Presidents
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Paula Hammond and Lego doppelganger, 2015
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2010s

Paula Hammond and Lego, 2015

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Chemical Engineering
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Paula T. Hammond
Pop Culture
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One Day I Too Go Fly trailer (2012)

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African Students' Association (ASA)
Arts & Humanities
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Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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Women
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MIT African Students' Association, 2019
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2010s

MIT African Students' Association, 2019

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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Lee J. Purnell, 1921
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1920s
2017
Lee Julian Purnell, MIT Class of 1921, Civil Engineering graduate and civil rights family legacy. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Engineering
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Howard University
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Daniel A. Smith, 1903
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1900s
2017
Daniel Arthur Smith, MIT Class of 1903, installed Tuskegee's first electrical plant after graduation. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Engineering
Health & Medicine
Harlem
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
Technique Yearbook
Tuskegee
John M. Hunter, 1924
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1920s
2017
John McNeile Hunter, MIT Class of 1924 in Electrical Engineering, from Woodville, Texas. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
Richard H. Lewis with MIT Class of 1896
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2017
Richard Henry Lewis, MIT Class of 1896, an early Black graduate of the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
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Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
Technique Yearbook
Class of 1892
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1890s
2017
MIT Class of 1892, the largest at the time, including Robert R. Taylor, MIT's first known Black graduate. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Robert R. Taylor
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
Technique Yearbook
Clinton Blackburn '08
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2000s
2017
Clinton Blackburn, MIT 2008, software engineer, photographer, and founder of the Blackburn Foundation. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Arts & Humanities
Business & Finance
Education
Engineering
Technology
Africa(n)
Brass Rat
Mentorship
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Robert R. Taylor Limited Edition Forever Stamp, 2015
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2010s
2017
Robert Robinson Taylor Forever Stamp, issued by the U.S. Postal Service, February 2015. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Engineering
Booker T. Washington
Honors
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Robert R. Taylor
Stamps
C. Alfred “Chief” Anderson U.S. Postal Stamp, 2014
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2010s
2017
U.S. Postal Service stamp honoring Tuskegee Airmen chief instructor C. Alfred Anderson, dedicated March 13, 2014. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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Arts & Humanities
Government & Law
Military
Science
Technology
Honors
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Stamps
Tuskegee
Eleanor Roosevelt and Charles Anderson, 1941
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1940s
2017
Eleanor Roosevelt visits Tuskegee Airmen at Moton Field, 1941, under chief instructor Charles Alfred Anderson. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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Government & Law
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Transportation
Bridge Leaders
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Tuskegee
Women
Interview: Charles Anderson recalls Black Army Air Corps at Tuskegee (1992)
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1990s
2017
Charles Anderson, MIT PhD 1960, recalls the Black Army Air Corps at Tuskegee in a 1992 interview. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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Engineering
Government & Law
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Science
Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Tuskegee
Victor L. Ransom, 1948
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1940s
2017
A profile of Victor Llewellyn Ransom '48, born into a Harlem Renaissance family, who went on to study at MIT and pursue a distinguished academic and professional career.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Engineering
Government & Law
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Activism
Case Institute of Technology (Case Western)
Harlem
NASA
Potential Output 1946-1954
Ronald E. McNair celebrates return from NASA Mission STS 41-B (1984)
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1980s
2017
Ronald E. McNair celebrates returning from NASA Mission STS 41-B aboard Challenger, 1984. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
Omega Psi Phi
Science
Technology
Transportation
Honors
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
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