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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 Design Seminar Exhibit, 2002
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2000s

IAP MLK Design Seminar Exhibit, 2002

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Arts & Humanities
Community
Activism
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IAP MLK Design Seminar
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Bus installation in Lobby 10, 2006
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2000s

Bus installation in Lobby 10, 2006

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IAP MLK Design Seminar
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2010s

MIT Infinite History Project: Kenneth E. Reeves (2015)

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Harvard
LGBTQIA+
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Living History Museum performance, 1998
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1990s

Living History Museum performance, 1998

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Music and Theater Arts
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Community
Latinx and Latin America(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Stephanie Espy portrays Edith Sampson, 1998
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1990s

Stephanie Espy portrays Edith Sampson, 1998

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School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Chemical Engineering
Music and Theater Arts
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Latinx and Latin America(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Mae Jemison and Olaronke Olabisi, 2016
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2010s

Mae Jemison and Olaronke Olabisi, 2016

School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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NASA
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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1990s

Kofi Atta Annan - Commencement Address (1997)

Sloan School of Management
Management
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Africa(n)
Commencement
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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2010s

Afika Nyati (2018)

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Africa(n)
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Talks
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2010s

Clapperton C. Mavhunga: Training Critical Thinker-Doers (2017)

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Science, Technology, and Society
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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
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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
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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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Booker T. Washington
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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
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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
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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