Several historically black colleges and universities across the country were on lockdown Thursday after receiving threats.
Alabama State University, Virginia State University, Hampton University in Virginia, Southern University in Louisiana, Bethune-Cookman University in Florida, and Clark Atlanta University in Georgia were among those on lockdown. Spelman College, located near Clark Atlanta University, also enacted a shelter-in-place order as a precautionary measure due to its proximity.
Alabama State said it received “terrorist threats” that prompted a shutdown of campus operations out of an abundance of caution.
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According to the school’s website, Hampton University suspended all “nonessential” activity, including athletic events, on Thursday for the remainder of the day and Friday.
Southern University in Louisiana canceled all classes through the weekend after it lifted its lockdown.
The lockdowns
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