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Southern University Law Center

Baton Rouge, LA
Jim Crow

Founded in 1947 as part of the Southern University System, Southern University Law Center has trained Black Louisiana attorneys who played critical roles in dismantling segregation and advocating for civil rights across the Gulf South.

Counter-Narrative

The myth this site refutes: that Black communities lacked investment in learning. HBCUs and freedom schools existed before many white institutions.

Before & After This Era

← Before · Reconstruction

→ After · Great Migration

Sites in Conversation

"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"

"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"

"Shared theme: Education & HBCUs"