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GALLERY: Throwback Acitivism on Campus

Students hold protests across the University campus every year, whether they’re performing sit-ins on Black Lives Matter or voicing their dislike of certain politicians. We dug into our archives to find some vintage images that capture unrest around campus from decades past, including some shots of students picking sides in the controversial pro-life/pro-choice debate.

Mrs. Disanto and her children participate in Life Chain along Fifth Avenue | October 3, 1993, Pitt News File Photo
Pittsburgh Police stand over a civilian on the sidewalk | Pitt News File Photo
Brian Prophy, a first-year medical student at Pitt, leads students in prayer on the Cathedral Lawn. | Pitt News File Photo
Booker Stallworth attends a pro-life protest on campus. | Pitt News File Photo
Pitt News File Photo
Pro-Life protestor sits on campus. | Pitt News File Photo
Pittsburgh Pro-Choice escort Nancy Tilton collects donations. | Pitt News File Photo
George W. Bush visits Pittsburgh. | Pitt News File Photo
A ramshackle tent sits seemingly abandoned on campus. | Pitt News File Photo
Social activists converse on a patch of grass. | Pitt News File Photo
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