Malcolm X College

Malcolm X College is a two-year college of the City Colleges of Chicago located on the west side of Chicago, Illinois, USA, at 1900 W Van Buren St. It was founded as Crane Junior College in 1911 to serve graduates of the nearby Crane High School, and was the first of the City Colleges to be founded. From 1934 - 1969 it was called Herzl Junior College. It was renamed in honor of civil rights advocate and orator Malcolm X in 1969. In 1911, the first city college in Chicago, Illinois was founded as Herzl Junior College. The school was soon renamed Crane Junior College. During the Great Depression, the financially-strapped Board of Education considered closing the school; it remained open after arguments from Clarence Darrow. In 1968, at...