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By Shelby Brown–
U of L students’ hectic year was marked by activism. From die-ins to marches, students made their voices heard in Louisville. The Cardinal looks back on 2016-2017 student protests.
Black Lives Matter More than 200 students clad in black held a “die in” for Black Lives Matter Sept. 29. Demonstrators silently lay on the SAC ramp for an hour to raise awareness of police brutality. A banner hung from the top of the ramp reading “#ItsBlackeningHere.