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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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Robert Seamans and Wesley Harris, 1978
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1970s

Robert Seamans and Wesley Harris, 1978

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Government & Law
Science
Technology
Administrators
Conferences
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Walter T. Joseph and wife, ca. 1960s
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1960s

Walter T. Joseph, ca. 1960s

Sloan School of Management
Management
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Business & Finance
Education
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Students
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Candid of student couple, 1971
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1970s

Candid of student couple, 1971

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Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Student couple
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1970s

Student couple, 1971

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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Two young men in conversation, ca. 1978
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1970s

Two young men in conversation, ca. 1978

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Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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MIT-Empowering the Teachers, 2019
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2010s

MIT-Empowering the Teachers, 2019

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Education
Engineering
Science
Africa(n)
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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Video
2020s

Joseph Bologne: Violin Sonata No. 1 in B-flat major, I. Allegro (2020)

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Arts & Humanities
Community
Music
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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Jerrold Reinach Zacharias, Vance E. Gray and Jacob L. Reddix, 1964
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1960s

MIT Conference on Negro College Summer Institutes, 1964

School of Engineering
School of Science
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Physics
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Engineering
Science
Bridge Leaders
Conferences
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Faculty
HBCUs
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Intuitively Obvious: Volume 1 - Short Version (1993)
Video
1990s

Intuitively Obvious: Volume 1 - Short Version (1993)

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Administration
Black Students' Union (BSU)
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Community
Education
Administrators
Clarence G. Wiliams
Kristala Jones Prather
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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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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