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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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Napoleon Nelson, 1974
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1970s

Napoleon Nelson, 1974

Sloan School of Management
Management
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Business & Finance
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
Technique Yearbook
University of Pennsylvania
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Lyman J. Alexander, 1973
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1970s

Lyman J. Alexander, 1973

School of Science
Physics
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Community
Faith
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Interphase
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Abdalla Ibrahim El-Twaty, 1972
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1970s

Abdalla Ibrahim El-Twaty, 1972

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Education
Engineering
Africa(n)
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Middle East
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Luther T. Prince, Jr, 1952
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1950s

Luther T. Prince, Jr., 1952

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Business & Finance
Engineering
Military
Technology
Transportation
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
Technique Yearbook
Tuskegee
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Student-Faculty Committee, c. 1952
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1950s

Student-Faculty Committee, c. 1952

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Comparative Media Studies/Writing
History
Humanities
Literature
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Community
Education
Faculty
Mentorship
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Thumbnail
Video
2010s

Renée Richardson Gosline: How branding 101 can make leaders more mindful of diversity (2015)

Sloan School of Management
Management
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Business & Finance
Faculty
Harvard
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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Video
2010s

Phil Freelon and David Adjaye: Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (2016)

School of Architecture and Planning
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Architecture
Humanities
Media Arts and Sciences
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Arts & Humanities
Africa(n)
Afrofuturism
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Video
2010s

B. Stephen Carpenter II- Double Taking and Troublemaking: Socially Engaged Practice as Intentionally Disruptive Art (2017)

School of Architecture and Planning
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Architecture
Humanities
Science, Technology, and Society
Urban Studies and Planning
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Activism
Africa(n)
Latinx and Latin America(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Ulysses J. Montgomery, 1952
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1950s

Ulysses J. Montgomery, 1952

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Political Science
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Business & Finance
Community
Engineering
Africa(n)
Middle East
Potential Output 1946-1954
Students
Technique Yearbook
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Type
Timeline
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
Image
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
Image
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
Image
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
Image
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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