1892-1901
He is credited with the conceptual basis for the junior college system.
Who is William Rainey Harper?
Opened in 1901, this is generally recognized as the oldest continuously operating public two-year college in the United States.
What is Joliet Junior College?
This global conflict increased the demand for technical, agricultural, nursing, and vocational training, helping broaden the mission of early junior colleges.
The pilot who completed the first transatlantic flight.
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
This landmark decision upheld separate but equal.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This pair achieved the first powered flight.
Who are the Wright brothers?
This gave women the right to vote, therefore expanding their civic status and allowed them to reinforce demands for educational and professional opportunities.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This law established stricter national-origin quotas.
What is the Immigration Act of 1924?
More that 12 million immigrants passed through this federal immigration station that opened in 1892.
What is Ellis Island?
This organization was formed by an interracial group of prominent civil rights activists including W.E.B. Du Bois and Mary White Ovington?
What is the NAACP?
This is the primary advocacy organization for the nation’s community colleges established in 1920.
What is the American Association of Junior Colleges?
The intellectual, cultural, and artistic movement of African-American art, literature, politics, and scholarship.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
A period marked by extensive social, cultural, and political change in response to industrialization, urbanization, and political corruption.
What is the Progressive Era?
The first state law in the United States to formally authorize public high schools to offer postgraduate, lower-division college courses
What is the California Upward Extension Act of 1907?
Passed in 1917, Congress approved federal support for vocational education through this piece of legislation.
What is the Smith Hughes Act?
This event began the economic crisis that increased demand for inexpensive public education, retraining, and local access during the 1930s.
What is the stock market crash of 1929?