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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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“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” scene at MIT, 2022
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2020s

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” scene at MIT, 2022

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Arts & Humanities
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Afrofuturism
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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2020s

MIT Forum for Equity Webcast Series: On Black Lives Matter (2020)

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Political Science
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Activism
Administrators
Black Lives Matter
Faculty
Melissa Nobles
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MIT OEOP SEED logo
2020s

MIT OEOP SEED Seniors (2022)

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Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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2020s

Wonder Women of Science (2021)

School of Engineering
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Aeronautics and Astronautics
Nuclear Science and Engineering
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Illustrations
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Women
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2010s

Installation of MIT Chaplain Rev. Kirstin C. Boswell-Ford, 2018

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Honors
L. Rafael Reif
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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Data Nation logo
2020s

Data Nation: The Data Dilemma of Racial Profiling (2022)

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Government & Law
Technology
Activism
Black Lives Matter
Data
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Prof. Larry Sass, 2009
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2000s

Prof. Larry Sass, 2009

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2010s

Marvel's New Ironman: Riri Williams (2017)

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Afrofuturism
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, ca. 1901
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1900s

Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, ca. 1901

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Activism
Booker T. Washington
Magazine features
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
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MLK Day March, 1984
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1980s
2017
MIT MLK Day March, 1984, 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
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faith
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK Day March, 1983
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1980s
2017
MIT MLK Day March, 1983, 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
Clarence G. Wiliams
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Paul E. Gray
MLK Day March, 1982
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1980s
2017
MIT MLK Day March, 1982, led by President Paul E. Gray and MIT community members. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Bridge Leaders
Clarence G. Wiliams
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Paul E. Gray
MLK Day March, 1981
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1980s
2017
MIT MLK Day March, 1981, 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
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faith
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK Day March, 1980
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1980s
2017
MIT MLK Day March, 1980, the annual Institute commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Boston University
Bridge Leaders
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faith
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MLK Day March, 1978
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1970s
2017
MIT MLK Day March, 1978, the annual campus march honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Bridge Leaders
Clarence G. Wiliams
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Jerome Wiesner
Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK Day March, 1979
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1970s
2017
MIT MLK Day March, 1979, 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
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faith
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK Day March, 1977
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1970s
2017
MIT MLK Day March, 1977, the annual Institute commemoration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Clarence G. Wiliams
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK Day March, 1976
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1970s
2017
MIT MLK Day March, 1976, the annual commemoration march honoring Dr. King on campus. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Clarence G. Wiliams
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK Day March, 1975
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1970s
2017
MIT MLK Day March, 1975, the first annual commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Institute. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Clarence G. Wiliams
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK Observance Exhibit, late 1960s
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1960s
2017
MIT MLK Observance Exhibit, late 1960s, an early commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Exhibits
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Storied Women of MIT: Shirley Ann Jackson
Video
2010s
2017
Shirley Ann Jackson profiled in MIT's Storied Women series as the first Black woman MIT PhD. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Black Students' Union (BSU)
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Corporation
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Shirley A. Jackson
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