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Direct linkCrain, William – Academe, 2003
African Americans were largely absent from a college that was emblematic of democratic opportunity. Established as the Free Academy in 1847, City College had given thousands of poor and working-class students and recent immigrants the chance for a college education they couldn't otherwise afford. But even during the 1960s, the student body of City…
Descriptors: African American Students, Civil Rights, Open Enrollment, Immigrants
