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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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MLK Day March, 1981
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1980s

MLK Day March, 1981

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Bridge Leaders
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faith
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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MLK Day March, 1980
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1980s

MLK Day March, 1980

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Boston University
Bridge Leaders
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faith
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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MLK Day March, 1978
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1970s

MLK Day March, 1978

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Community
Bridge Leaders
Clarence G. Wiliams
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Jerome Wiesner
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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MLK Day March, 1979
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1970s

MLK Day March, 1979

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Community
Bridge Leaders
Clarence G. Wiliams
Faith
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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MLK Day March, 1977
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1970s

MLK Day March, 1977

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Community
Clarence G. Wiliams
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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MLK Day March, 1976
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1970s

MLK Day March, 1976

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Community
Clarence G. Wiliams
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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MLK Day March, 1975
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1970s

MLK Day March, 1975

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Community
Clarence G. Wiliams
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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MLK Observance Exhibit
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1960s

MLK Observance Exhibit, late 1960s

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Arts & Humanities
Community
Critical Mass 1955-1968
Exhibits
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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2010s

Storied Women of MIT: Shirley Ann Jackson

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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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Storied Women of MIT: Paula Hammond
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2010s
2017
Paula Hammond profiled in MIT's Storied Women series on women researchers and engineers at MIT. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Chemical Engineering
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Paula T. Hammond
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Esperanza Spalding: Ebony and Ivy (2016)
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2010s
2017
MIT historian Craig Steven Wilder and Esperanza Spalding on race, slavery, and Ivy League universities, 2016. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
History
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Craig S. Wilder
Faculty
Music
Pop Culture
Rising Voices 1995-Present
W.E.B. DuBois - Booker T. Washington
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2010s
2017
An overview of the historic debate between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington over the educational and political path forward for Black Americans in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Harvard
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Kwatsi Alibaruho: In Control
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2010s
2017
Kwatsi Alibaruho, MIT Class of 1995, NASA's first Black Mission Control flight director. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Engineering
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Transportation
Africa(n)
NASA
Robert L. Satcher, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Eyes on the Stars: Ron McNair (2013)
Video
2010s
2017
Eyes on the Stars (2013) documents NASA astronaut Ronald E. McNair, MIT PhD 1976, lost aboard Challenger in 1986. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
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Science
Technology
Transportation
Activism
Michael Feld
NASA
Ronald E. McNair
STEM Education
The History of Project Interphase at MIT (2014)
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1970s
2017
History of Project Interphase at MIT, mini-documentary for the 45th anniversary of the program, 2014. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Education
Activism
Bridge Leaders
Interphase
Jerome Wiesner
Paul E. Gray
Naija Beta (2016)
Video
2010s
2017
Naija Beta (2016), documentary by MIT alum Arthur Musah on Ghanaian student robotics pioneers. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Sloan School of Management
Chemical Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Economics
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Mechanical Engineering
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Engineering
Africa(n)
STEM Education
Students
Rising Voices 1995-Present
I, Too, Am MIT (2014)
Video
2010s
2017
I, Too, Am MIT (2014), students responding to systemic racism with a campus-wide solidarity campaign. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Education
Activism
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
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