Opening day at Federal City College, September 9, 1968.

ID: 4219 ~ Source: Star Collection, DC Public Library, © Washington Post

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Opening day at Federal City College, September 9, 1968.

This file appears in: Civil Rights Tour: Education - Federal City College, Education is Power

Civil Rights Tour: Education - Federal City College, Education is Power

Originally the headquarters of the Securities and Exchange Commission, this 1949 building at 425 2nd Street NW became home to the nation's first urban land grant school when Federal City College (FCC) opened here in 1968. Funded via the sale of…