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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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Toni P. Robinson: Collier Medal of Service, 2015
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2010s

Toni P. Robinson: Collier Medal of Service, 2015

Sloan School of Management
Administration
Management
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Community
Education
Government & Law
Administrators
Honors
L. Rafael Reif
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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Harry S. McGee, 1922
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1920s

Harry S. McGee, 1922

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Shirley A. Jackson, 1973
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1970s

Shirley Jackson at MIT, 1973

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
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Paula Hammond 2007
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2000s

Paula Hammond at work, 2007

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Engineering
Faculty
Magazine features
Paula T. Hammond
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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Robert P. Pinckney, 1952
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1950s

Robert P. Pinckney, 1952

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Engineering
Technology
Transportation
NASA
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Reunion of early black alums, 1973
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1970s

Reunion of early black alums, 1973

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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Irving V. Yancey, 1951
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1950s

Irving V. Yancey, 1951

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Kappa Alpha Psi
Engineering
Military
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Daniel A. Badejo, 1953
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1950s

Daniel A. Badejo, 1953

School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
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Engineering
Africa(n)
Students
Technique Yearbook
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William H. Ramsey, 1951
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1950s

William H. Ramsey, 1951

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Education
Military
Administrators
MITES
Potential Output 1946-1954
STEM Education
Students
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Timeline
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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