Central State University recently held their Freshman Candlelight Ceremony, where new students go from Pirates to officially being welcomed into the Marauders family (the school mascot) ( 🎥 asiaameriie / ttp_saan ) Photos shot by visualsbykris 📍An excerpt on the official centralstate87 about their mascot states: “Central State University’s school colors, maroon and gold, and mascot provide rich imagery. While slavery was an intricate system practiced throughout the Caribbean Islands and the U.S. mainland, Africans often fought and escaped from the brutal slave labor camps and formed independent settlements of free people. Unlike pirates or buccaneers, Marauders were considered to be freedom fighters.” . . . . . . . #hbcu #historicallyblacksince #blackexcellence #centralstate