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Publications

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.
Other Researchers
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.
Other Researchers
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.
Other Researchers
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.
Other Researchers
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.
Other Researchers
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

Multiple
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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William Barton Rogers and the Idea of MIT, 2008
Book
2017
Other Researchers
2000s
Other Researchers
2000s
Book
A book tracing the educational vision of MIT founder William Barton Rogers, placing his ideas about polytechnic education in the context of 19th-century American science and reform.
Administrator
Inscribed matter as an energy-efficient means of communication with an extraterrestrial civilization, 2004
Article
2017
Other Researchers
2000s
Other Researchers
2000s
Article
A 2004 MIT thesis exploring inscribed matter as an energy-efficient method for interstellar or long-duration communication scenarios.
Alum
Holding the Center: Memoirs of a Life in Higher Education, 1999
Book
2017
Other Researchers
1990s
Other Researchers
1990s
Book
The memoirs of Howard Wesley Johnson, MIT's 12th president, reflecting on his career leading the Institute through decades of social and institutional change.
Administrator
Democracy and New Media in Developing Nations: Opportunities and Challenges, 2003
Book
2017
Other Researchers
2000s
Other Researchers
2000s
Book
A chapter by MIT alumnus Adam Clayton Powell III '67 examining how new media technologies present both opportunities and obstacles for democracy in the developing world.
Alum
The Ghetto: Five Years of Black Radio, 1975
Article
2017
Other Researchers
1970s
Other Researchers
1970s
Article
An article documenting the history of WTBS's 'The Ghetto,' the Black Students' Union soul-music radio program that served the Cambridge and Boston community for five years.
Student
Transcript: Interview with Ramona B. Allen, 1996
Oral History
2017
MIT Black History Project
1990s
MIT Black History Project
1990s
Oral History
An oral history interview with Ramona B. Allen, dean for Human Resources in MIT's School of Architecture and Planning, conducted for the Technology and the Dream project.
Administrator
Interview with Phillip L. Clay, 2002
Oral History
2017
MIT Black History Project
2000s
MIT Black History Project
2000s
Oral History
A 2002 oral history interview with MIT urban planning professor Phillip L. Clay, conducted by Clarence G. Williams for the MIT Black History Project.
Multiple
Frat President: James Evans heads chapter of Pi Lambda Phi, 1961
Article
2017
Other Researchers
1960s
Other Researchers
1960s
Article
A 1961 Ebony magazine article announcing James Carmichael Evans Jr. as president of a Pi Lambda Phi chapter, marking a milestone in Black fraternity life at MIT.
Student
The Negro in the Army: Policy and Practice, 1948
Book
2017
Other Researchers
1940s
Other Researchers
1940s
Book
A book-length summary prepared for the Secretary of the Army in 1948 by MIT alumnus James Evans '26 on the policy and practice of Black service in the U.S. Army.
Alum
If Your Name Is Powell, Take a Number, 2010
Article
2017
2010s
2010s
Article
A profile of MIT alumnus Adam Clayton Powell IV '92, navigating his own identity and career in the long shadow of a prominent political family dynasty.
Alum
A Study of the Pulsating Growth of Cumulus Clouds, 1960
Thesis
2017
Other Researchers
1960s
Other Researchers
1960s
Thesis
The 1960 doctoral dissertation of MIT meteorologist Charles Anderson, a Tuskegee Airman, on the pulsating growth of cumulus clouds over Arizona mountains.
Student
From the NFL to MIT: The Double Life of John Urschel, 2017
Article
2017
Other Researchers
2010s
Other Researchers
2010s
Article
A profile of MIT math PhD student and NFL offensive lineman John Urschel, who pursued elite athletics and advanced mathematics simultaneously before retiring to focus on research.
Student
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