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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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Gustave M. Solomons, 1928
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1920s

Gustave M. Solomons, 1928

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Education
Engineering
Government & Law
Transportation
Family
Honors
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Bang Orchestra hologram, ca. late 1980s
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1980s

Bang Orchestra hologram, ca. late 1980s

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Arts & Humanities
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
Pop Culture
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Video
2020s

Chiamaka Agbasi-Porter: MIT Mentor Inspires Underrepresented Students To Get Involved In STEM (2022)

School of Engineering
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Education
Engineering
Science
Technology
Administrators
Honors
Lincoln Lab
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mentorship
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Janet Jemmott at SNCC conference, 1964
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1960s

Janet Jemmott at SNCC conference, 1964

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Administration
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Health & Medicine
Activism
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Women
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2020s

Choreographing the Campus with Adesola Akinleye (2022)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Media Arts and Sciences
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Arts & Humanities
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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Wallace Patillo Reed, 1942
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1940s

Wallace Patillo Reed, 1942

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Government & Law
Military
Science
Order of Operations 1921-1945
Tuskegee
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Edward Swain Hope sworn in as a Lieutenant, 1944
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1940s

Edward Swain Hope sworn in as a Lieutenant, 1944

School of Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA)
Education
Engineering
Government & Law
Military
Edward S. Hope
HBCUs
Honors
Howard University
Middle East
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2010s

Sound Portraits (2014)

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Administration
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Activism
Exhibits
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Pocket Garden
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Pocket Garden

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Community
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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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.
School of Science
Physics
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Education
Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
MIT Corporation
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Shirley A. Jackson
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