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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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Dzidula Kpodo, Alayo Oloko, and Jean Billa in "Nkrumah's Last Day," 2022
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2020s

Dzidula Kpodo, Alayo Oloko, and Jean Billa in "Nkrumah's Last Day," 2022

School of Architecture and Planning
School of Engineering
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Architecture
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Music and Theater Arts
Urban Studies and Planning
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Arts & Humanities
Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Javit Drake and Nigerian MIT-ETT fellows, 2022
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2020s

Javit Drake and Nigerian MIT-ETT fellows, 2022

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Education
Engineering
Science
Africa(n)
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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MLK illustration by José-Luis Olivares
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2020s

MIT Spotlight: Martin Luther King Day, 2023

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Activism
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Latinx and Latin America(n)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
MIT Spotlight
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Obituary: Willie Ray "Karimi" Mackey, 2004
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2000s

Obituary: Willie Ray "Karimi" Mackey, 2004

School of Science
Physics
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Arts & Humanities
Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Technology
Africa(n)
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Jerome Bert Wiesner and others at Project Interphase luncheon, 1974
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1970s

Jerome Bert Wiesner and others at Project Interphase luncheon, 1974

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Administration
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Community
Administrators
Bridge Leaders
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Jerome Wiesner
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BSU leaders meet with MIT Admissions, ca. 1969
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1960s

BSU leaders meet with MIT Admissions, ca. 1969

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
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Education
Activism
Administrators
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Recruitment
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Cornell Pearcy
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1970s

Cornell Pearcy '79 at student conference, 1977

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chocolate City (CC)
Health & Medicine
Science
Technology
Conferences
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Ernest Cohen in class, 1963
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1960s

Ernest Cohen in class, 1963

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
Ernest Cohen
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Malik and Miles George and Pres. L. Rafael Reif
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2020s

Mass STEM Week kickoff, 2021

School of Architecture and Planning
Administration
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Community
COVID-19
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L. Rafael Reif
MIT Presidents
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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Education
Engineering
Activism
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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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Education
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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Education
Science
Mentorship
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
Military
Science
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
Military
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
Military
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)
Video
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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