MLK exhibit, 1968

Student Center MLK Exhibit — Courtesy MIT Museum
*MLK exhibit at the Student Center, 1968*

The assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and President John F. Kennedy in 1968 sparked new initiatives towards making MIT a more equitable community. That year saw the formation of the Black Students' Union and Project Interphase, a summer program for incoming minority freshman.

Timeline: 1960s

Life: Black Students' Union (BSU)

Career: Arts & HumanitiesCommunity

Object: Image

Collection: Activism, Critical Mass 1955-1968, Exhibits, Martin Luther King, Jr.

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