UNC Students Sit, Raise Fists During National Anthem At Pitt-UNC Game
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A group of University of North Carolina students sat during the National Anthem before Saturday's game against the University of Pittsburgh.
According to CBS affiliate WFMY, the peaceful demonstration was a response to the death of Keith Lamont Scott, a black man who was shot by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer.
Images posted on social media show the students seated with their fists raised.
.@UNC students sit for peaceful protest during National Anthem.....@WFMY@mchightower@ptwrightpic.twitter.com/76mZo2iPft
— Brian Hall (@bhallwfmy) September 24, 2016
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