Meet the U.S. students confronting racism, injustice and a pandemic Raleigh, United States Photography by Callaghan O'Hare and Reuters Photographers. Reporting by Sharon Bernstein, Brad Brooks, Donna Bryson and Maria Caspani. Added today 30 images Advertisement One young woman grew alarmed when she saw Confederate flags pop up around her small town. Another student often quietly knitted to persevere through stress. A Black teenager in the South feared racist violence more than a virus. These students have all faced social and political change over their high school careers. They were freshman when Donald Trump was elected president and after a summer of protests over racism and violence they are graduating under the pandemic’s shadow.