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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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Sheila Rogers
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1970s

Lincoln Lab summer intern Sheila Rogers, 1977

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Engineering
Military
Science
Technology
HBCUs
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Lincoln Lab
Recruitment
STEM Education
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William A. Lewis

William A. Lewis

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Willard Johnson, 1970s
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1970s

Willard Johnson, 1970s

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Political Science
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Education
Activism
Africa(n)
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Willard R. Johnson
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Willard Johnson, 1964
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1960s

Willard R. Johnson, 1964

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Political Science
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Community
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Activism
Africa(n)
Critical Mass 1955-1968
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Harvard
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Audio
2010s

Hack the Moon: Elaine Denniston on Punch Cards (2019)

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Engineering
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Critical Mass 1955-1968
Harvard
NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Staff
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Henry McBay, 1990
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1990s

Inaugural MLK Scholar Henry McBay, 1991

School of Science
Chemistry
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Education
Science
Africa(n)
Charles Vest
Faculty
Honors
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Wes Harris and Jim Hubbard, 1981
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1980s

Wes Harris and Jim Hubbard, 1982

School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Mechanical Engineering
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Education
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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NASA
Students
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Kids at time of Rotary Club Phil. Banquet, 1941
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1940s

Kids at time of Rotary Club Phil. Banquet, 1941

School of Science
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Order of Operations 1921-1945
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Esther Edgerton with young couple, 1972
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1970s

Esther Edgerton with young couple, 1972

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Community
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Women
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Wonder Women of Science (2021)
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2020s
2022
MIT alumna Tiera Fletcher '17, a Boeing aerospace engineer helping build NASA's Space Launch System, co-authored 'Wonder Women of Science' (2021), a book for young readers about women in STEM.
School of Engineering
School of Science
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Nuclear Science and Engineering
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Arts & Humanities
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NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
Women
Installation of MIT Chaplain Rev. Kirstin C. Boswell-Ford, 2018
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2010s
2022
Installation of Rev. Kirstin C. Boswell-Ford as MIT Chaplain at Wong Auditorium, Tang Center, September 2018. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Faith
Honors
L. Rafael Reif
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
Data Nation: The Data Dilemma of Racial Profiling (2022)
2020s
2022
MIT IDSS podcast on racial profiling data, with MIT MLK Visiting Professor S. Craig Watkins, 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Community
Government & Law
Technology
Activism
Black Lives Matter
Data
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Prof. Larry Sass, 2009
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2000s
2022
Prof. Larry Sass, MIT architecture faculty and digital fabrication researcher, 2009. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Technology
Faculty
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Marvel's New Ironman: Riri Williams (2017)
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2010s
2017
Riri Williams, Marvel's new Iron Man (2017), a Black female MIT student superhero created by Brian Bendis. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Education
Afrofuturism
Pop Culture
Recruitment
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, ca. 1901
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1900s
2022
Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, Black journalist and novelist, photographed ca. 1901. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Arts & Humanities
Activism
Booker T. Washington
Magazine features
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Staff
Valerie Jarrett- "Robert Robinson Taylor: Building on the Legacy of MIT's First Black Graduate" (2022)
Video
2020s
2022
Former Obama Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett speaks at MIT in 2022 about the life and legacy of her great-grandfather Robert Robinson Taylor, MIT's first Black graduate.
School of Architecture and Planning
Administration
Architecture
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community
Education
Administrators
Booker T. Washington
Faculty
Family
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Fred Braxton, 1975
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1970s
2022
Fred Braxton, photographed at MIT in 1975, documented in the MIT Black History Project archive. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Staff
Flipping Failure (2022)
Video
2020s
2022
Flipping Failure, 2022, MIT video series featuring students sharing stories of resilience and academic recovery. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Education
Mentorship
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Technology and the Dream cassette tapes, 2022
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2020s
2022
Technology and the Dream cassette tape oral history collection, displayed at MIT Collects gallery, 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Community
Clarence G. Wiliams
Exhibits
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Magazine features
Rising Voices 1995-Present
MIT Black History Project exhibit, 2022
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2020s
2022
MIT Black History Project exhibit at MIT Collects gallery, featuring oral history interviews, 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Arts & Humanities
Clarence G. Wiliams
Exhibits
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
The Solomons
Explorers of the Nano Age: Aristide Gumyusenge, 2022
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2020s
2022
Aristide Gumyusenge, MIT Materials Science professor, in the Explorers of the Nano Age coloring book. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
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Education
Engineering
Science
Technology
Faculty
Illustrations
Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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