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HBCU Homecoming

CTL-E-5180 · Practice · ritual · 20th century–present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Multi-day ritual of return for alumni and community at historically Black colleges and universities.

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Record CTL-E-5180 · CultureTechLens Knowledge Graph · evidence grade: PROVISIONAL · 1 source · CTL research: LIFE-001.
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