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UNC geography professor Altha Cravey reads aloud a statement in support of the poverty center at the UNC-system Board of Governors meeting on Friday, Feb. 27 in Charlotte. The board voted unanimously to shut down three centers.

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More than 1,000 people turned out at the N.C. General Assembly for the fifth "Moral Monday" protest earlier this week. The pre-protest rally took place in the late afternoon on the lawn behind the legislative building.

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U.S. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Eric Shinseki (left) and UNC system president Tom Ross spoke Tuesday on ways to improve access to higher education in North Carolina for military veterans.

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Rev. William Barber tells people at the rally that an oncoming storm would force the "Moral Monday" to end early, before the 151 arrested had left the building.

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The crowd looks on as Rev. William Barber, president of North Carolina's chapter of the NAACP, makes an announcement.

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Students, both in grade school and in college, had a large representation at the rally.

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While the arrests occurred inside the building, supporters continued to rally, chant and hold up signs on Salisbury Street.

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While the arrests occurred inside the building, supporters continued to rally, chant and hold up signs on Salisbury Street.

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While the arrests occurred inside the building, supporters continued to rally, chant and hold up signs on Salisbury Street.