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The MIT Black History Project is committed to collecting, developing, curating, and preserving content on the Black experience at MIT dating back to 1865. We are also currently working with others to bring this knowledge to bear on the challenges we all face within the greater scope of the Institute’s mission and accomplishments.

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Carrie Mae Weems, 2021
Other
2020s

Carrie Mae Weems, 2021

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An MIT Press monograph of essays and interviews exploring the photography and art of Carrie Mae Weems and its significance within African American art history.
Other Researchers
Chase T.M. Anderson
Article
2020s

I'm A Black, Gay Physician. I'm Here Today Because My Friends Saw Me — All Of Me, 2021

Alum
MIT alumnus Chase T.M. Anderson MD '11 writes about surviving a mental health crisis as a Black gay physician, crediting the friends who recognized his distress and intervened.
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Race and Excellence: My Dialogue with Chester Pierce, 1998
Book
1990s

Race and Excellence: My Dialogue with Chester Pierce, 1998

Faculty
A book documenting wide-ranging conversations between Clarence G. Williams and MIT psychiatrist Chester Pierce, a pioneering scholar of racism's psychological effects who served the Institute for 25 years.
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Maria W. Stewart, America’s First Black Woman Political Writer: Essays and Speeches, 1987
Book
1980s

Maria W. Stewart, America’s First Black Woman Political Writer: Essays and Speeches, 1987

Faculty
A scholarly edition of writings by Maria W. Stewart, the first American-born woman to speak publicly on political topics, edited by MIT professor Marilyn Richardson.
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Ken Granderson, BlackFacts
Article
2020s

Building an Online Home for Black History, 2021

Alum
A 2021 profile of MIT alumnus Ken Granderson '85 and his mission to build BlackFacts.com into a comprehensive online resource for Black history and culture.
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Joe Thompson, 1951
Article
2010s

Meeting Whirlwind's Joe Thompson, 2019

Staff
A profile of Joe Thompson, one of the first two Black employees trained on MIT's Whirlwind computer in 1951, documenting an overlooked chapter in computing history.
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Henry C. McBay: A Chemical Festschrift
Proceedings
1990s

Henry C. McBay: A Chemical Festschrift, 1994

Visiting
Proceedings of a 1994 symposium honoring MIT-affiliated chemist Henry C. McBay, featuring tributes from colleagues across the scientific community.
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AP Supreme Court Affirmative Action
Article
2010s

Affirmative action got me into MIT. The cycle that disadvantaged me continues.

Alum
MIT alumnus Rodgerick Newhouse '97 reflects on how affirmative action opened MIT's doors for him, and why the systemic inequities that shaped his path have yet to be addressed.
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Danielle Wood, 2017
Article
2020s

On Indigenous People’s Day, Let’s Commit to an Anticolonial Mindset on Earth and in Space, 2020

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An essay by MIT student Danielle Wood calling for an anticolonial approach to science and technology on Indigenous People's Day, grounded in land acknowledgment.
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Role Models and Mentors for Blacks at Predominantly White Campuses, 1994
Article
2017
MIT Black History Project
1990s
MIT Black History Project
1990s
Article
An article arguing that educators must invest in mentorship and role models for Black students at predominantly white institutions to improve retention and success.
Administrator
Notes on Researching Blacks at MIT prior to the Class of 1930, 1983
Thesis
2017
Other Researchers
1980s
Other Researchers
1980s
Thesis
A 1983 MIT research note reconstructing the fragmentary records of early Black students at MIT before the Class of 1930.
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