Photos: At ‘rally for unity,’ hundreds of LSU, Southern students sit, listen to reconcile tensions – The Advocate

Nearly 300 students from LSU and Southern University joined together for a "rally for unity" at LSU's Free Speech Alley on Friday, June 12, 2020 to sit and listen to each other about their experiences at each school, and to reconcile tensions between the predominantly white university and the historically black university.

You can view photos from the rally in our gallery below.

Story: 'We matter': LSU and Southern University students find common ground in Friday unity rally

Myron Smothers speaks during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU basketball coaching staff, from left, Bill Armstrong, Will Wade and Tasmin Mitchell attend a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Community members gather and listen as Anthony Kenney speaks during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Community members listen as Alacia Brew speaks during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Community members gather during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Community members gather during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Alacia Brew speaks during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Community members gather during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Community members gather during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Daria Coleman sings the Black National Anthem during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

A woman records the crowd as community members gather during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU professor David Stamps speaks during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Community members gather during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Community members gather as they listen to Myron Smothers speak during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Community members gather during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Community members gather during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

LSU professor David Stamps speaks as community members gather during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Community members gather during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Metro-councilwoman and mayor-president candidate Tara Wicker attends a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Community members gather during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Community members gather during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Community members gather and listen to Stewart Lockett as he speaks during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Stewart Lockett speaks during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

Community members gather during a rally for unity, Friday, June 12, 2020, in LSU's Free Speech Alley on campus in Baton Rouge, La.

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