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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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2020s

Impact of Your Vote (2020)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Science, Technology, and Society
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Government & Law
Activism
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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1980s

Working Women: Jennie Patrick (1983)

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Engineering
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Tuskegee
Women
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Protest for Divestment at MIT, 1990
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1990s

Protest for Divestment at MIT, 1990

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Activism
Africa(n)
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Private collection of Lawrence Kolodney
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1980s

MIT Shantytown, 1986

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Africa(n)
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Anti-Apartheid 'shanty' demonstration, 1990
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1990s

Anti-Apartheid 'shanty' demonstration, 1990

School of Architecture and Planning
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Administration
Political Science
Urban Studies and Planning
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Activism
Africa(n)
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Corporation
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2020s

"Applaud the Culture" on The Real: Tiera Fletcher (2021)

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Community
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Engineering
Science
Technology
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NASA
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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1980s

Ronald E. McNair Building Dedication, Center for Space Research (1986)

School of Engineering
School of Science
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Physics
MIT Gospel Choir
Community
Science
Transportation
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faculty
Honors
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Michael Feld
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1970s

Memorandum: An Excellent Affirmative Action Plan Versus Failure to Meet Goals Relative to Black Faculty and Staff, 1975

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Clarence G. Wiliams
Data
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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2010s

andré carrington- "The Tip of the Iceberg: Sound Studies and the Future of Afrofuturism," 2018

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
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Technology
Afrofuturism
Music
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Ronald McNair training at NASA, 1983
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1980s
2017
Ronald McNair training at NASA, 1983, as one of 35 selected from a pool of 10,000 applicants. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
Omega Psi Phi
Engineering
Science
Technology
Transportation
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
Michael Feld and Ronald McNair, 1980s
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1980s
2017
MIT physics professor Michael Feld mentoring Ronald McNair, MIT PhD 1977, photographed in the 1980s. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
Omega Psi Phi
Education
Science
Technology
Bridge Leaders
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Jerome Wiesner
Mentorship
Artifact: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Tail Jacket
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1910s
2017
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity tail jacket, artifact of MIT's Gamma Chapter, chartered December 13, 1916 in Boston. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Omega Psi Phi
Community
Boston University
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Greek Life
Harvard
Howard University
Booker Washington Agricultural & Industrial Institute (BWI), est. 1929
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2000s
2017
Booker Washington Agricultural Institute, Liberia, 1929, designed by MIT alumnus Robert R. Taylor, Class of 1892. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Education
Engineering
Africa(n)
Booker T. Washington
HBCUs
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Alonzo Fields
1920s
2017
Alonzo Fields, White House butler 1931-1953, profiled in MIT's 2016 centennial retrospective. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Government & Law
Alonzo Fields
Samuel W. Stratton
Staff
Noam Chomsky on Race, Gender and Class with Kathleen Cleaver (1997)
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1990s
2017
MIT professor Noam Chomsky and Kathleen Cleaver discuss race, gender, and class at MIT, 1997. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Administration
Linguistics and Philosophy
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Community
Education
Activism
Administrators
Bridge Leaders
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Faculty
Toni P. Robinson: Collier Medal of Service, 2015
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2010s
2017
Toni P. Robinson, MIT ombudsperson and mediator, receives the MIT Collier Medal of Service, 2015. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
Administration
Management
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Community
Education
Government & Law
Administrators
Honors
L. Rafael Reif
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
Harry S. McGee, 1922
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1920s
2017
Harry S. McGee, MIT Class of 1922, photographed as part of the Institute's early Black student history. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
Shirley Jackson at MIT, 1973
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1970s
2017
Shirley Ann Jackson at MIT, 1973, the first Black woman to earn a PhD from the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Education
Science
Activism
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Dunbar High School
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Corporation
Paula Hammond at work, 2007
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2000s
2017
Paula Hammond, MIT chemical engineer, photographed at work developing roll-up fuel cells, 2007. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Engineering
Faculty
Magazine features
Paula T. Hammond
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
Robert P. Pinckney, 1952
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1950s
2017
Robert P. Pinckney, MIT Class of 1952, electrical engineer and early Black MIT graduate. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Engineering
Technology
Transportation
NASA
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
Technique Yearbook
Reunion of early black alums, 1973
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1970s
2017
Reunion of early Black MIT alumni in 1973, recounting the Black experience at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
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Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Education
Engineering
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Ernest Cohen
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Mentorship
STEM Education
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