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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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2010s

Hubert E. Jones, Mass. Humanities Governor's Award in the Humanities (2014)

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Education
Community Fellows Program
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Honors
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
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Marlyse Reeves
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2010s

MIT Spotlight: Marlyse Reeves '17

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Women in Aerospace Engineering (WAE)
Community
Engineering
Mentorship
MIT Spotlight
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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President Obama at the Hammond Lab
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2000s

President Obama visits the Hammond Lab, 2009

School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Community
Education
Engineering
Government & Law
Science
Faculty
Paula T. Hammond
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
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Carlton Sockwell
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1970s

Carlton Sockwell, Summer 1972

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Linguistics and Philosophy
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Arts & Humanities
Mathematics
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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American Red Cross Disaster Relief campaign
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2000s

American Red Cross Disaster Relief campaign, 2005

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Chocolate City (CC)
Community
Health & Medicine
Activism
Greek Life
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Bradley Sheares
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1980s

Post-doc Bradley Sheares, 1985

School of Engineering
Biological Engineering
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Engineering
HBCUs
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Karl Reid
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1980s

Karl Reid with students, 1984

School of Science
Materials Science and Engineering
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Community
Engineering
Science
Administrators
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Joseph Applegate, 1959
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Joseph Applegate, 1959

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Global Studies and Languages
Linguistics and Philosophy
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Faculty
Howard University
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Shirley Chisholm
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1980s

Shirley Chisholm at MIT, 1984

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Administration
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Government & Law
Activism
Commencement
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Keynotes
MIT Presidents
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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
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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.
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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