Robert R. Taylor: Building on the Legacy of MIT's First Black Graduate

77 Massachusetts Avenue,Cambridge MA 02139

30 September, 2022

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Join us for an exploration of the impact and legacy of Robert Robinson Taylor (Class of 1892), MIT’s first Black graduate, the first accredited Black architect in the United States, and a preeminent figure in the founding and development of Tuskegee University and its architecture school. We are honored to welcome Valerie Jarrett, CEO of the Barack Obama Foundation, and Kwesi Daniels, Professor and Head of the Department of Architecture at Tuskegee University, to campus for this important event.