Coordinates: 41°52′37″N 87°40′26″W / 41.876871°N 87.674021°W / 41.876871; -87.674021 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, and was the first of the City Colleges. From 1934 to 1969, it was called Theodore Herzl Junior College, and located in the North Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago's West Side, at 3711 W. Douglas Blvd. In 1969, the school was renamed in honor of civil rights advocate and orator Malcolm X. (The Douglas Blvd. site no longer serves as a college campus. It is currently operated by the Chicago Public Schools as Theodore Herzl Elementary School.)
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