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Leaders say the history of violence against people of color should be passed on to new generations so the lessons of the past can be applied to the present.

Seventeen historically Black colleges and universities received bomb threats in recent weeks, raising alarm and prompting lockdowns. The threats recall a history of violence during the U.S. civil rights era, but colleges say they are undeterred, just as they were before.

"HBCUs are resilient institutions that will persist through all forms of adversity," the Congressional Bipartisan HBCU Caucus said after bomb threats earlier this month," the statement said.

From her office in Birmingham, Alabama, DeJuana Thompson looks across the street and sees a daily reminder of terror. Her window overlooks the 16th Street Baptist Church, where a bomb in 1963 killed four young Black girls.

From her office in Birmingham, Alabama, DeJuana Thompson looks across the street and sees a daily reminder of terror. Her window overlooks the 16th Street Baptist Church, where a bomb in 1963 killed four young Black girls. “Living in the era of bomb threats is not new to people of color,” said Thompson, president and…