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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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BSU Soul Food Sale
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1970s

BSU Soul Food Sale, 1970s

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Black Students' Union (BSU)
Community
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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AKA Charter Line banner
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1970s

Alpha Kappa Alpha: MIT's First Sorority

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Harvard
Howard University
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Students
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Jillian Sim
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1990s

Jillian Sim and the Hemmings Siblings, 1999

School of Science
Chemistry
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
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1990s

Coretta Scott King- MLK Celebration Keynote Procession (1994)

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Charles Vest
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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2010s

Ursula Burns- MIT Commencement Address (2011)

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Mathematics
Nuclear Science and Engineering
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MIT Corporation
Rising Voices 1995-Present
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"Harriet" by Elizabeth Catlett
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1970s

"Harriet" by Elizabeth Catlett

School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
Urban Studies and Planning
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Women
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Pentagon Demo Group
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1940s

John W. Brean with the Rad Lab Airborne Systems Group, 1944

School of Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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John Brean
MIT Rad Lab
Order of Operations 1921-1945
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HONY: Keep to the Right
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2010s

Humans of New York: Keep to the Right, 2014

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Humans of MIT
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
STEM Education
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2010s

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala- Investiture of Doctoral Hoods Address (2016)

School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
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Valerie Jarrett and L. Rafael Reif, 2022
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2020s
2022
A 2022 MIT campus event photo featuring Valerie Jarrett and President L. Rafael Reif honoring the legacy of Robert Robinson Taylor, MIT's first Black graduate and first accredited Black architect.
School of Architecture and Planning
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L. Rafael Reif
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Robert R. Taylor
Tuskegee
Robert Robinson Taylor's diploma, 1892/2022
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2020s
2022
Robert Robinson Taylor's 1892 MIT diploma and its 2022 recreation, honoring MIT's first Black graduate. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Architecture
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Education
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Robert R. Taylor
Roots and Exponents 1875-1920
Students
2022 Eugene McDermott Award: Pamela Z (2022)
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2020s
2022
Pamela Z received the 2022 Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT, with a $100K prize and residency. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Arts & Humanities
Honors
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Women
General Impressions: Those Big Columns (2016)
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2010s
2022
General Impressions: Those Big Columns (2016), interviews with Cambridge community members on MIT history. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Exhibits
Rising Voices 1995-Present
MIT's Neighborhood (2016)
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2010s
2022
MIT's Neighborhood (2016), interviews with Cambridge community members on MIT's role in the city. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Community
Exhibits
Rising Voices 1995-Present
Sneaking onto Campus: Belly Flops and Basketball (2016)
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2010s
2022
Cambridge community members recall sneaking onto MIT campus for sports, 2016 oral history. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Chocolate City (CC)
Community
Athletics
Exhibits
Rising Voices 1995-Present
WGBH/WTBS
Frank S. Jones, 1976
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1970s
2021
Frank S. Jones, photographed at MIT in 1976, the Institute's first African American tenured faculty member. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Commencement
Community Fellows Program
Faculty
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Frank S. Jones, Richard Prather, and Thomas Welch, ca. 1970
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1970s
2021
Frank S. Jones, Richard Prather, and Thomas Welch, ca. 1970, documenting MIT's first Black tenured faculty. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
Urban Studies and Planning
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Community Fellows Program
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Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
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Soft City map, 2022
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2020s
2022
Soft City textile map series mapping Black neighborhoods in the Boston area, 2022. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Architecture and Planning
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Architecture
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Data
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Rising Voices 1995-Present
Students
Women
Convocation, 2022
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2020s
2022
MIT Convocation 2022: President Reif welcomes 1,139 incoming students from 50 states and 65 countries. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
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Administration
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Community
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Administrators
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L. Rafael Reif
Magazine features
Melissa Nobles
W. Ahmad Salih, 1972
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1970s
2017
A 1972 photograph of W. Ahmad Salih, connected to the Black Students' Union's efforts to establish a radio presence serving Boston's Black community through MIT's WTBS station.
School of Engineering
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Arts & Humanities
Community
Health & Medicine
Activism
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Music
Pop Culture
Students
Shirley Jackson, ca. 1973
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1970s
2022
Shirley Ann Jackson, MIT Class of 1968 and PhD 1973, photographed ca. 1973. Part of the MIT Black History Project archive.
School of Science
Physics
Black Students' Union (BSU)
Science
Activism
Integration and Differentiation 1969-1994
Shirley A. Jackson
Students
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