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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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Astronaut candidates R. McNair, G. Bluford, and F. Gregory
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1970s

NASA astronaut candidates Ronald McNair, Guion Bluford, and Frederick Gregory, 1978

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Science
Technology
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Magazine features
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
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Bennie F. L. Ward, 2025
2020s

Bennie F. L. Ward, 2025

School of Science
Mathematics
Physics
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Education
Science
Conferences
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Quarter Century Club
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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"Sisters in Making" exhibit, 2024
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2020s

MIT Libraries "Sisters in Making" exhibit, 2024

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Technology
Exhibits
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
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MIT Spotlight: Martin Luther King Day, 2024
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2020s

MIT Spotlight: Martin Luther King Day, 2024

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Community
Activism
Administrators
Illustrations
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Latinx and Latin America(n)
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Joseph S. Dunning, 1937
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1930s

Joseph S. Dunning, 1937

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Community
Technology
Transportation
Harvard
NAACP
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Stanford
Students
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Herbert L. Hardy, 1952
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1950s

Herbert L. Hardy, 1952

School of Science
Physics
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Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Herbert L. Hardy and boys with electrical equipment, ca. 1951
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1950s

Herbert L. Hardy and boys with electrical equipment, ca. 1951

School of Science
Physics
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Engineering
Potential Output 1946-1954
STEM Education
Students
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John Stroman at MITSO rehearsal, 1977
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1970s

John Stroman at MITSO rehearsal, 1977

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Marcus A. Thompson
Music
Ronald E. McNair
Students
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Philip Abel Adama in a scene from 'Brief Tender Light,' 2023
Audio
2020s

African-born students shine as agents of change in documentary 'Brief Tender Light' (2023)

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
African Students' Association (ASA)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Dr. Emery Brown, 2015
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2010s
2017
MIT Professor Emery N. Brown, anesthesiologist at MGH and pioneer in computational neuroscience, 2015. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Brain and Cognitive Sciences
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Engineering
Health & Medicine
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Black Women's Alliance, 2016
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2010s
2017
MIT Black Women's Alliance, 2016, established in 1997 to support Black women undergraduates at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Women's Alliance (BWA)
Community
Activism
Mentorship
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
MIT Minority Graduate Student Directory, 1979-80
Document
1980s
2017
MIT Minority Graduate Student Directory, 1979-80, part of ongoing documentation of Black grad students. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Education
Administrators
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Jerome Wiesner
MIT Minority Graduate Student Directory, 1978-79
Document
1970s
2017
MIT Minority Graduate Student Directory, 1978-79, documenting Black graduate student community efforts. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Administrators
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Mentorship
MIT Minority Graduate Student Directory, 1980-81
Document
1980s
2017
MIT Minority Graduate Student Directory, 1980-81, tracking the Black graduate student community at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Administrators
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Mentorship
MIT Minority Graduate Student Directory, 1981-82
Document
1980s
2017
MIT Minority Graduate Student Directory, 1981-82, documenting Black graduate students at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Education
Administrators
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Staff
Music Score: Synapse for Viola and Computer, 1976
Document
1970s
2017
Music score: Synapse for Viola and Computer (1976), a collaboration by Marcus Thompson and Barry Vercoe. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Media Arts and Sciences
Music and Theater Arts
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Arts & Humanities
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Marcus A. Thompson
Music
Pop Culture
Comic strip featuring Prof. Larry Sass, 2004
Document
2000s
2017
Comic strip featuring MIT architecture Professor Larry Sass, digital fabrication researcher, 2004. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
Chocolate City (CC)
Arts & Humanities
Faculty
Illustrations
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Poster: "Monuments to Malcolm X" by Jacqueline S. Casey, 1970
Document
1970s
2017
Monuments to Malcolm X poster designed by MIT's Jacqueline S. Casey, 1970. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Activism
Exhibits
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Staff
Women
Poster: MIT Gospel Choir by Jacqueline S. Casey, 1989
Document
1980s
2017
MIT Gospel Choir concert poster by graphic designer Jacqueline S. Casey, 1989. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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MIT Gospel Choir
Arts & Humanities
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
Staff
Program: Second National Conference on Issues Facing Black Administrators at Predominantly White Colleges and Universities, 1984
Document
1980s
2017
Program for the second national conference on Black administrators at White universities, MIT, 1984. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Education
Administrators
Clarence G. Wiliams
Conferences
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Paul E. Gray
MLK Day March, 1995
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1990s
2017
MIT MLK Day March, 1995, the annual campus commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Bridge Leaders
Charles Vest
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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