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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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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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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)
Community
Education
Activism
Administrators
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Recruitment
Students
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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
Family
L. Rafael Reif
MIT Presidents
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Transcript: Marie C. Turner, 1906-07
Document
1900s
2017
Transcript of Marie C. Turner's MIT academic records and correspondence, 1906-07. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Marie C. Turner
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
Women
Robert Taylor with students at Tuskegee Institute, circa 1897
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1890s
2017
Robert Robinson Taylor with Tuskegee Institute students, ca. 1897, as architect and educator. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Engineering
Booker T. Washington
HBCUs
Mentorship
Robert R. Taylor
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
William Barton Rogers and the Savage Family, ca. 1860
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1870s
2017
MIT founder William Barton Rogers married Emma Savage in 1849, connecting him to a Boston abolitionist family whose values helped shape the Institute's founding principles.
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Administration
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Activism
MIT Presidents
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
William B. Rogers
Women
Illustration: Senior Dinner, 1891
Document
1890s
2017
MIT Senior Dinner illustration, 1891, an early record of Black representation in MIT student publication imagery. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Illustrations
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
Technique Yearbook
Catalog card: Roland Amoa, 1962-63
Document
1960s
2017
MIT catalog card: Roland Kwami Amoa, Ghanaian economics graduate student and instructor at MIT, 1962-63. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
Sloan School of Management
Management
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Business & Finance
Government & Law
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Students
Catalog card: Anthony Amos and Herbert Quao, 1962-63
Document
1960s
2017
MIT Museum catalog card: Ghanaian students Anthony Amos and Herbert Quao in a civil engineering lab, 1962-63. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Education
Engineering
Government & Law
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Students
Yenwith Whitney, ca. 1943
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1940s
2017
A profile of Tuskegee Airman Yenwith K. Whitney '49, who flew 34 combat missions in WWII before earning his aeronautics degree at MIT on the GI Bill and later dedicating his life to education.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Black Alumni/ae of MIT (BAMIT)
Community
Education
Engineering
Mathematics
Military
Africa(n)
Asia(n)
Faith
Potential Output 1946-1954
Tuskegee
Wallace P. Reed and the Tuskegee weather detachment, ca. 1944
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1940s
2017
Documents the Tuskegee weather detachment around 1944, highlighting MIT's role in training Black weather officers during WWII as part of the Army Air Corps partnership.
School of Science
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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Government & Law
Military
Science
Asia(n)
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Recruitment
Students
Tuskegee
2nd Lieutenant Victor L. Ransom, ca. 1942
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1940s
2017
Victor L. Ransom, MIT 1942, served as a 2nd Lieutenant in WWII. Born to Harlem Renaissance parents. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
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Military
Activism
NASA
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
Building 20 Time Capsule, 1999
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1990s
2017
Building 20 Time Capsule, 1999, sealed before demolition of the storied WWII-era structure at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Engineering
Exhibits
MIT Rad Lab
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Flyer: AKA Holiday Soiree, 1979
Document
1970s
2017
AKA Lambda Upsilon holiday soiree flyer, 1979, documenting social events in MIT's first Black sorority chapter. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Community
Greek Life
Harvard
Howard University
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
AKA Lambda Upsilon Charter Line banner, 1977
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1970s
2017
AKA Lambda Upsilon Chapter banner, 1977, from the founding era of Alpha Kappa Alpha at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Community
Greek Life
Harvard
Howard University
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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