Established in 1870 by the American Baptist Home Mission Society to educate freed people after emancipation, Leland College was one of the first institutions in Louisiana to provide higher education to Black students. It operated until 1960, when desegregation made its original mission obsolete. The site in Baker is on the National Register.
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- ·Established in 1870 by the American Baptist Home Mission Society to educate freed people after emancipation.
- ·One of the first institutions in Louisiana to provide higher education to Black students.
- ·Operated for 90 years until 1960, when desegregation made its original mission obsolete.
- ·The site in Baker is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- ·The college's legacy lives in Southern University and other institutions that absorbed its students and mission.
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