Harvard Law sees drop in Black student enrollment after Supreme Court decision NBC Boston [Video]

The number of Black students starting at Harvard Law School this fall has hit a 60-year low.

The drop in enrollment comes after the U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended race-based admissions.

Attending Harvard Law is a major milestone for students. Graduates include some of the nation’s most prominent Black lawyers, including the Obamas, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, and former Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick.

“I had a wonderful colleague when I worked at the Legal Defense fund,” Patrick recalled in a previous interview.

But this fall, only 19 Black students entered, following last year’s Supreme Court decision. It’s the lowest number since the 1960s, according to the American Bar Association.

“Being the only face you see in a class or one of a huge difference for first year’s in their actual experience,” Harvard Law student Jheri Richards said.

“The limited amount of Black students in law school in general, you …