The Top HBCU Law Schools: Defying Barriers in Legal Education

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While there are hundreds of law schools across the U.S., only six are historically Black law schools. In fact, the majority of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) law schools were created in the last 60 years. They were originally established to provide Black Americans with a nurturing environment to study law.