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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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2020s

National Academy of Medicine Members Urge Black Americans to Get Vaccinated (2021)

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Chemical Engineering
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Health & Medicine
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COVID-19
Faculty
Paula T. Hammond
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2020s

MIT Forum for Equity: The Case for Reparations (2020)

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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Dr. Dave Henderson with Dr. Chester Pierce- center
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2010s

The Remembrance Project: Dr. Chester Pierce, 2017

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Harvard
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2020s

MIT Alumni Anti-Racism Collaborative: Calling In with Professor Loretta Ross, 2021

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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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2020s

Colourism – An interview with Beatriz Cantada and Natalie Petit (2021)

Sloan School of Management
Administration
Management
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Asia(n)
Black Lives Matter
Caribbean
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2020s

MIT Strategic Action Plan for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, 2021

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Black Lives Matter
L. Rafael Reif
MIT Presidents
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Kortney Adams SM '00 as Lady in Purple, 1999
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1990s

Kortney Adams as Lady in Purple, 1999

School of Engineering
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Music and Theater Arts
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Women
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Sheree Stokes, 1998
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1990s

Sheree Stokes, 1998

School of Science
Chemistry
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Science
Commencement
Honors
Mentorship
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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MLK Day silent march, 2016
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2010s

MLK Celebration silent march, 2016

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Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Black Women's Alliance (BWA)
Chocolate City (CC)
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Activism
Charles Vest
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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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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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
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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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