At least five historically Black colleges locked down campuses, canceled classes or ordered students to shelter in place after receiving “credible threats” of violence on Thursday. Many of the precautionary measures are no longer in place. Alabama State University, Bethune-Cookman University, Virginia State University, Hampton University in Virginia, Clark Atlanta University in Georgia and Southern University and A&M College in Louisiana locked down after receiving possible threats of an unknown nature. Spelman College in Atlanta did not receive any threats but locked down out of caution. Officials at Alabama State said they received “terroristic threats” and locked down the campus,
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