Bethune-Cookman University was among the HBCUs that went into lockdown Thursday.

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At least seven historically Black colleges and universities across the country went into lockdown on Thursday after institutions received threats, which they did not elaborate on.

Southern University and A&M College in Louisiana asked those on campus to shelter in place in response to a “potential threat to campus safety.”

The lockdown applied to the “entire Baton Rouge landmass,” including the Southern University Law Center, the Agricultural Research and Extension Center, and the university’s Laboratory School, according to a statement from the institution.

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