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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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MIT cheerleaders, 1981
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1980s

MIT cheerleaders, 1981

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Athletics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
Women
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Cornel West at MIT
Video
2010s

Cornel West: Speaking Truth to Power, 2018

School of Architecture and Planning
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Activism
Harvard
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Gray and Green '54
1940s

Paul Gray and Gloria Green, 1949

School of Architecture and Planning
School of Engineering
Architecture
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Education
Dunbar High School
MIT Presidents
Paul E. Gray
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
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2010s

Pelkins Ajanoh: "No bounds to how much we can think" (2017)

School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
African Students' Association (ASA)
Engineering
Africa(n)
Family
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Isaiah Blankson and peer, 1967
1960s

Isaiah M. Blankson, 1967

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Technology
Transportation
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Isaiah M. Blankson
NASA
Students
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Black History Month, 2018
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2010s

Black History Month, 2018

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Community
Exhibits
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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2010s

A Gathering to Honor and Celebrate the Life of Paul E. Gray (2017)

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Honors
L. Rafael Reif
MIT Presidents
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2010s

Jerry Akinsulire: The making of a maker mentor (2017)

School of Engineering
Nuclear Science and Engineering
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Engineering
Science
Africa(n)
Mentorship
MITES
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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Mel King
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Melvin H. 'Mel' King, educator, activist, and writer

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Government & Law
Technology
Activism
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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
Image
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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